Where does “salakielinen” come from?

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

salakielinen (Finnish): in ciphertext, coded, encrypted

Definitions

  1. in ciphertext, coded, encrypted

Ancestry of “salakielinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalakielicode language, cipher, argot
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →