Where does “kiistakysymys” come from?

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

kiistakysymys (Finnish): issue, point of contention

Definitions

  1. issue, point of contention

Ancestry of “kiistakysymys”, step by step

kiistakysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kysymys

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

via Finnish kiista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiistadispute, disagreement; quarrel
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysymys →