Where does “lippiäkeeli” come from?

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

lippiäkeeli (Ingrian): glib, smooth-talking

Definitions

  1. glib, smooth-talking

Ancestry of “lippiäkeeli”, step by step

lippiäkeeli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic keeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
2Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Ingrian lippiä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianlippiäslippery
2Proto-Finniclipedaslippery
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →