Where does “ruumiinkieli” come from?

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

ruumiinkieli (Finnish): body language

Definitions

  1. body language

Ancestry of “ruumiinkieli”, step by step

ruumiinkieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish ruumis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruumisbody; corpse, cadaver
2Proto-Finnicruumisbody
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →