Where does “kyselyikä” come from?

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

kyselyikä (Finnish): the age when (a child) asks many questions

Definitions

  1. the age when (a child) asks many questions

Ancestry of “kyselyikä”, step by step

kyselyikä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kysely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkyselyinquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;...
2FinnishkyselläTo ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll
3FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
4Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire

via Finnish ikä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishikäage; life; lifetime
2Proto-Finnicikäage; lifetime
3Proto-Finno-Ugricikäage, year
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysellä →