Where does “somalinkielinen” come from?

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

somalinkielinen (Finnish): in the Somali language

Definitions

  1. in the Somali language

Ancestry of “somalinkielinen”, step by step

somalinkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish somali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsomaliA Somali; The Somali language
2SomaliSoomaaliSomali
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →