Where does “viisikielinen” come from?

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

viisikielinen (Finnish): five-string, with five strings

Definitions

  1. five-string, with five strings

Ancestry of “viisikielinen”, step by step

viisikielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →