Where does “tenttikysymys” come from?
tenttikysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tentti, from Swedish tentamen, from Latin tentamen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
tenttikysymys (Finnish): exam question
Ancestry of “tenttikysymys”, step by step
tenttikysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tentti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tentti | examination; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Swedish | tentamen | an examination |
| 3 | Latin | tentamen | an attempt; a literary attempt: an essay |
| 4 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |
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 |