Where does “tanskankielinen” come from?

tanskankielinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tanska, from Swedish dansk, from Old Norse danskr, from Old Norse -sk, from Proto-Germanic *sek, from Proto-Indo-European swe-, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

tanskankielinen (Finnish): Danish-speaking

Definitions

  1. Danish-speaking

Ancestry of “tanskankielinen”, step by step

tanskankielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tanska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtanskaDanish
2SwedishdanskDanish; of or pertaining to Denmark; a Dane
3Old NorsedanskrDanish
4Old Norse-sk—
5Proto-Germanic*sek—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswe-self
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Old Norse -sk →Every word from Old Norse danskr →