Where does “vauvakieli” come from?

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

vauvakieli (Finnish): baby talk the way grown-ups talk to a baby

Definitions

  1. baby talk the way grown-ups talk to a baby

Ancestry of “vauvakieli”, step by step

vauvakieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish vauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvauvababy; a baby animal
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →
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