Where does “salakieli” come from?

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

salakieli (Finnish): code language, cipher, argot

Definitions

  1. code language, cipher, argot

Ancestry of “salakieli”, step by step

salakieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish sala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaA secret
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
3Proto-Uralicśalaelm

Words derived from “salakieli”

Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →