Where does “vatjankielinen” come from?

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

vatjankielinen (Finnish): in the Votic language

Definitions

  1. in the Votic language

Ancestry of “vatjankielinen”, step by step

vatjankielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish vatja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvatjaVotic
2VoticvadʹdʹaVotic language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →