Where does “suomenkielinen” come from?

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

suomenkielinen (Finnish): Finnish-language, Finnish; Finnish-speaking; A...

Definitions

  1. Finnish-language, Finnish; Finnish-speaking; A...

Ancestry of “suomenkielinen”, step by step

suomenkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kielinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielinenbeing of a language; used mainly as head word in...
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish suomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuomiThe Finnish language; Third-person singular...
2Proto-Finnicsoomiperson from Southwest Finland
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →