Where does “thaikieli” come from?

thaikieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish thai, from Thai ไทย, from Pali deyya, from Hindi देय, from Sanskrit देय॑.

thaikieli (Finnish): Tai language

Definitions

  1. Tai language

Ancestry of “thaikieli”, step by step

thaikieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish thai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishthaiThai person
2Thaiไทยperson; human being; Siamese person; Thai person
3Palideyyato be given
4Hindiदेयgiven
5Sanskritदेय॑—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Sanskrit देय॑ →Every word from Hindi देय →Every word from Pali deyya →