Where does “kiil'” come from?
kiil' (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.
kiil' (Võro): language; tongue
Ancestry of “kiil'”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |