Where does “kielikysymys” come from?

kielikysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

kielikysymys (Finnish): language question

Definitions

  1. language question

Ancestry of “kielikysymys”, step by step

kielikysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language

via Finnish kysymys

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