Where does “kysely” come from?

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

kysely (Finnish): inquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;...

Definitions

  1. inquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;...

Ancestry of “kysely”, step by step

kysely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kysellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkyselläTo ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll
2FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
3Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire

via Proto-Slavic kysělъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickysělъsour
2Proto-Slavickysěti—

Words derived from “kysely”

Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysellä →