Where does “czislëna” come from?

czislëna (Kashubian) comes from Czech kyselina, from Czech kyselý, from Finnish kysely, from Finnish kysellä, from Finnish kysyä, from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk — to ask, to enquire.

Ancestry of “czislëna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkyselinaacid
2Czechkyselýsour; acid, acidic
3Finnishkyselyinquiry, enquiry, query; questionnaire, survey;...
4FinnishkyselläTo ask, inquire repetitively; To gallup, poll
5FinnishkysyäTo ask, inquire/enquire; To take, require,...
6Proto-Finnicküsüdäkto ask, to enquire
Every word from Proto-Finnic küsüdäk →Every word from Finnish kysyä →Every word from Finnish kysellä →