Where does “vietnaminkielinen” come from?

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

vietnaminkielinen (Finnish): Vietnamese, Vietnamese language, Vietnamese...

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese, Vietnamese language, Vietnamese...

Ancestry of “vietnaminkielinen”, step by step

vietnaminkielinen 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 vietnam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvietnamVietnamese
2VietnameseViệt NamVietnamese
3VietnameseNam ViệtNanyue
4Middle Chinese南—
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →