Where does “keel” come from?

keel (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

keel (Ingrian): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “keel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
2Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →