Where does “saamenkielisyys” come from?
saamenkielisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish saamenkielinen, from Finnish kielinen, from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.
saamenkielisyys (Finnish): being in a Sami language
Definitions
- being in a Sami language
Ancestry of “saamenkielisyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | saamenkielinen | Sami, Sami language written or expressed in Sami |
| 2 | Finnish | kielinen | being of a language; used mainly as head word in... |
| 3 | Finnish | kieli | tongue; language; string |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |