Where does “kyselykausi” come from?
kyselykausi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.
kyselykausi (Finnish): a period during the growth of a child when (s)he is eager to ask questions
Definitions
- a period during the growth of a child when (s)he is eager to ask questions
Ancestry of “kyselykausi”, step by step
kyselykausi 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 kausi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kausi | period, age, epoch, season; term; period |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kauci | (section of a) road, way, path; part of a journey |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | kawte | road? way? passage ? |