Where does “alakysymys” come from?

alakysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysymys, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.

alakysymys (Finnish): subquestion

Definitions

  1. subquestion

Ancestry of “alakysymys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkysymysquestion; issue, problem
2FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
3Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysymys →