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Where does “avokysymys” come from?

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

avokysymys (Finnish): open-ended question

Definitions

  1. open-ended question

Ancestry of “avokysymys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkysymysquestion; issue, problem
2FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
3Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire

Words derived from “avokysymys”

  • avokelanauhuri
  • avo
  • avokaulainen
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