Where does “yleiskieli” come from?
yleiskieli (Finnish) comes from Finnish yleinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
yleiskieli (Finnish): standard language; lingua franca
Definitions
- standard language; lingua franca
Ancestry of “yleiskieli”, step by step
yleiskieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yleinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yleinen | common, widespread; mutual; generic, general,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish kieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kieli | tongue; language; string |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |
Words derived from “yleiskieli”