Where does “avainkysymys” come from?
avainkysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish avain, from Finnish avata, from Proto-Finnic avait'ak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric aŋa-.
avainkysymys (Finnish): key to a problem
Ancestry of “avainkysymys”, step by step
avainkysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish avain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | avain | key; code; clef, used especially in compound... |
| 2 | Finnish | avata | to open; to unwrap; to turn on |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | avait'ak | to open |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | aŋa- | — |
via Finnish kysymys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kysymys | question; issue, problem |
| 2 | Finnish | kysyä | To ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | küsüdäk | to ask, to enquire |