Where does “kysličník” come from?

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

kysličník (Czech): oxide

Definitions

  1. oxide

Ancestry of “kysličník”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkyslíkoxygen
2Czechkyselýsour; acid, acidic
3Finnishkyselyinquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;...
4FinnishkyselläTo ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll
5FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
6Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysellä →