Where does “kyselylomake” come from?

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

kyselylomake (Finnish): questionnaire form containing a list of questions

Definitions

  1. questionnaire form containing a list of questions

Ancestry of “kyselylomake”, step by step

kyselylomake 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 lomake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlomakeform
2Finnishlomaholiday, vacation; furlough; gap
3Proto-Finniclomagap
4Proto-Finno-Permiclomagap
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysellä →