Where does “sorakieli” come from?

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

sorakieli (Finnish): a person who burrs their R's who pronounces them as a uvular sound as opposed to the alveolar trill, the latter being the correct pronunciation in Finnish

Definitions

  1. a person who burrs their R's who pronounces them as a uvular sound as opposed to the alveolar trill, the latter being the correct pronunciation in Finnish

Ancestry of “sorakieli”, step by step

sorakieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish sora

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoragravel
2Proto-Finnicsora—
3Proto-Finno-Ugricćora—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →