Where does “vepsänkielinen” come from?

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

vepsänkielinen (Finnish): in the Veps language

Definitions

  1. in the Veps language

Ancestry of “vepsänkielinen”, step by step

vepsänkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish vepsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvepsäVeps
2VepsvepsVeps, Vepsian person
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →
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