Where does “kysyjä” come from?

kysyjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

kysyjä (Finnish): A questioner; one who asks questions

Definitions

  1. A questioner; one who asks questions

Ancestry of “kysyjä”, step by step

kysyjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish kysyä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
2Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →