Where does “tunnekysymys” come from?

tunnekysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tunne, from Finnish tuntea, from Proto-Finnic tuntedak, from Proto-Uralic tumte- — to know.

tunnekysymys (Finnish): emotional issue, emotional question, emotional matter

Definitions

  1. emotional issue, emotional question, emotional matter

Ancestry of “tunnekysymys”, step by step

tunnekysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tunne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnefeeling; emotion; sensation
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know

via Finnish kysymys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkysymysquestion; issue, problem
2FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
3Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire
Every word from Proto-Uralic tumte- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tuntedak →Every word from Finnish tuntea →