Where does “vironkielinen” come from?

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

vironkielinen (Finnish): in the Estonian language

Definitions

  1. in the Estonian language

Ancestry of “vironkielinen”, step by step

vironkielinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

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

via Finnish viro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviroEstonian
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →