Where does “kēļ” come from?

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

kēļ (Livonian): language

Definitions

  1. language

Ancestry of “kēļ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kēļ”

Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →
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