Where does “ydinkysymys” come from?

ydinkysymys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kysymys, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.

ydinkysymys (Finnish): core question

Definitions

  1. core question

Ancestry of “ydinkysymys”, step by step

ydinkysymys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kysymys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkysymysquestion; issue, problem
2FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
3Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire

via Finnish ydin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishydincore, kernel, the central part of something;...
2FriulianUdinUdine
3Arabicالدِّين—
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysymys →