Where does “oikeakielinen” come from?

oikeakielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kielinen, from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

oikeakielinen (Finnish): grammatically correct

Definitions

  1. grammatically correct

Ancestry of “oikeakielinen”, step by step

oikeakielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kielinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielinenbeing of a language; used mainly as head word in...
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish oikea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
2Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
3Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa

Words derived from “oikeakielinen

Every word from Proto-Uralic käleEvery word from Proto-Finnic keeliEvery word from Finnish kieli