Where does “palkeenkieli” come from?

palkeenkieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish palje, from Proto-Finnic palgeh, from Proto-Germanic balgiz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl-.

palkeenkieli (Finnish): the valve of a bellows

Definitions

  1. the valve of a bellows

Ancestry of “palkeenkieli”, step by step

palkeenkieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish palje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaljebellows
2Proto-Finnicpalgehbellows; cheek
3Proto-Germanicbalgizbag
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelǵʰ-to swell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰelǵʰ- →