Where does “kyselykieli” come from?

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

kyselykieli (Finnish): query language

Definitions

  1. query language

Ancestry of “kyselykieli”, step by step

kyselykieli 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 kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysellä →
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