Where does “kompakysymys” come from?

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

kompakysymys (Finnish): trick question

Definitions

  1. trick question

Ancestry of “kompakysymys”, step by step

kompakysymys 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 kompa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkompatrick question
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysymys →