Where does “pikakysely” come from?
pikakysely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.
pikakysely (Finnish): straw poll, quick poll informal poll
Definitions
- straw poll, quick poll informal poll
Ancestry of “pikakysely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |