Where does “kohtalonkysymys” come from?

kohtalonkysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohtalo, from Finnish -lo, from Finnish -la-i, from Finnish -la, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

kohtalonkysymys (Finnish): momentous issue, fateful issue, momentous question, fateful question

Definitions

  1. momentous issue, fateful issue, momentous question, fateful question

Ancestry of “kohtalonkysymys”, step by step

kohtalonkysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kohtalo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtalodestiny, fate
2Finnish-loForms various nouns
3Finnish-la-i—
4Finnish-laForms nouns that signify a place, such as an...
5Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

via Finnish kysymys

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