Where does “turkinkielinen” come from?

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

turkinkielinen (Finnish): Turkish, Turkish language, Turkish speaking written or expressed in Turkish

Definitions

  1. Turkish, Turkish language, Turkish speaking written or expressed in Turkish

Ancestry of “turkinkielinen”, step by step

turkinkielinen 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 Turkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTurkkiTurkish
2Swedishdurkship's floor
3EnglishdorkA quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept...
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →