Where does “kyseliäs” come from?
kyseliäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.
kyseliäs (Finnish): curious, inquisitive
Ancestry of “kyseliäs”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kysellä | To ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll |
| 2 | Finnish | kysyä | To ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | küsüdäk | to ask, to enquire |