Where does “kyselyikäinen” come from?
kyselyikäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.
kyselyikäinen (Finnish): of that age when a child asks many questions
Definitions
- of that age when a child asks many questions
Ancestry of “kyselyikäinen”, step by step
kyselyikäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kysely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kysely | inquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kysellä | To ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll |
| 3 | Finnish | kysyä | To ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | küsüdäk | to ask, to enquire |
via Finnish ikäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikäinen | .. old; of one's age; at the age of, aged |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |