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
Ancestry of “ydinkysymys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kysymys | question; issue, problem |
| 2 | Finnish | kysyä | To ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | küsüdäk | to ask, to enquire |