Where does “puhelinkysely” come from?

puhelinkysely (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhelin, from Finnish puhella, from Finnish puhua, from Proto-Finnic puhudak, from Proto-Uralic puše- — blow.

puhelinkysely (Finnish): telephone survey, phone survey

Definitions

  1. telephone survey, phone survey

Ancestry of “puhelinkysely”, step by step

puhelinkysely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhelin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhelintelephone, phone; Short for puhelinnumero;...
2FinnishpuhellaTo chatter
3FinnishpuhuaTo talk; To speak
4Proto-Finnicpuhudakto blow
5Proto-Uralicpuše-blow

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
Every word from Proto-Uralic puše-Every word from Proto-Finnic puhudakEvery word from Finnish puhua