Where does “sladkokyselý” come from?
sladkokyselý (Czech) comes from Czech kyselý, from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.
sladkokyselý (Czech): sweet-and-sour
Definitions
- sweet-and-sour
Ancestry of “sladkokyselý”, step by step
sladkokyselý traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech kyselý
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | kyselý | sour; acid, acidic |
| 2 | Finnish | kysely | inquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;... |
| 3 | Finnish | kysellä | To ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll |
| 4 | Finnish | kysyä | To ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | küsüdäk | to ask, to enquire |
via Czech sladký
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czech | sladký | sweet |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | soldъkъ | sweet |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | salHdus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂el-d-u- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂l- | salt, sea salt |