Where does “kynnyskysymys” come from?

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

kynnyskysymys (Finnish): sine qua non, prerequisite

Definitions

  1. sine qua non, prerequisite

Ancestry of “kynnyskysymys”, step by step

kynnyskysymys 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 kynnys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkynnysthreshold; doorsill
2Proto-Finnickündüsthreshold
3Quechuakunturcondor
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysymys →