Where does “visailukysymys” come from?
visailukysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysymys, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.
visailukysymys (Finnish): quiz question
Ancestry of “visailukysymys”, step by step
visailukysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish visailu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | visailu | participating in a quiz; game show |
| 2 | Finnish | visailla | to participate in a quiz |
| 3 | Finnish | -illä | Front vowel variant of -illa |