Where does “syytekysymys” come from?
syytekysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish syyte, from Finnish syyttää, from Finnish syy, from Proto-Finnic süü, from Proto-Uralic śuwe — mouth.
syytekysymys (Finnish): question or matter of a (legal) charge
Definitions
- question or matter of a (legal) charge
Ancestry of “syytekysymys”, step by step
syytekysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syyte | Accusation, charge, indictment |
| 2 | Finnish | syyttää | to blame, blame (something) on, accuse |
| 3 | Finnish | syy | fibre; filament; grain |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | süü | thread, fibre; annual ring; reason, cause |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | śuwe | mouth |
via Finnish kysymys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kysymys | question; issue, problem |
| 2 | Finnish | kysyä | To ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | küsüdäk | to ask, to enquire |