Where does “kyselina” come from?

kyselina (Czech) comes from Czech kyselý, from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.

kyselina (Czech): acid

Definitions

  1. acid

Ancestry of “kyselina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkyselýsour; acid, acidic
2Finnishkyselyinquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;...
3FinnishkyselläTo ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll
4FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
5Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire

Words derived from “kyselina

Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäkEvery word from Finnish kysyäEvery word from Finnish kysellä