Where does “sukukieli” come from?

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

sukukieli (Finnish): language relative

Definitions

  1. language relative

Ancestry of “sukukieli”, step by step

sukukieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family

Words derived from “sukukieli”

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