Where does “saamenkielinen” come from?
saamenkielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kielinen, from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.
saamenkielinen (Finnish): Sami, Sami language written or expressed in Sami
Definitions
- Sami, Sami language written or expressed in Sami
Ancestry of “saamenkielinen”, step by step
saamenkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kielinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kielinen | being of a language; used mainly as head word in... |
| 2 | Finnish | kieli | tongue; language; string |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |
via Finnish saame
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saame | Sámi |
| 2 | Northern Sami | Sápmi | The lands of the Sami within the national state borders of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia |
| 3 | Proto-Samic | sāmē | Sami person |
Words derived from “saamenkielinen”