Where does “tšeeli” come from?

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

tšeeli (Votic): tongue; language

Definitions

  1. tongue; language

Ancestry of “tšeeli”, 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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