alkukieli

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • original language
  • protolanguage

Etymology

Compound from Finnish alku (beginning, primeval, proto-, origin) + Finnish kieli (language, tongue, string, with languages, of language, of the tongue, of a tongue).

Origin

Finnish

kieli

Gloss

language, tongue, string, with languages, of language, of the tongue, of a tongue

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

語

Emoji

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