Where does “gallupkysely” come from?

gallupkysely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.

gallupkysely (Finnish): Gallup poll

Definitions

  1. Gallup poll

Ancestry of “gallupkysely”, step by step

gallupkysely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kysely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyselyinquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;...
2FinnishkyselläTo ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll
3FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
4Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire

via Finnish gallup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgallupgallup poll
2EnglishGallup—
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysellä →