Where does “ovensuukysely” come from?
ovensuukysely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.
ovensuukysely (Finnish): exit poll
Ancestry of “ovensuukysely”, step by step
ovensuukysely 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 ovensuu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ovensuu | doorway |
| 2 | Finnish | suu | mouth |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |