Where does “mielipidekysely” come from?
mielipidekysely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.
mielipidekysely (Finnish): opinion poll
Ancestry of “mielipidekysely”, step by step
mielipidekysely 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 mielipide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mielipide | opinion |
| 2 | Finnish | pitää | to hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pitädäk | to hold, to grasp; to keep |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | pitä- | — |