Where does “kieli” come from?

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

kieli (Karelian): tongue

Definitions

  1. tongue

Ancestry of “kieli”, step by step

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