Where does “äidinkielenkoe” come from?

äidinkielenkoe (Finnish) comes from Finnish koe, from Finnish kokea, from Proto-Finnic kokedak, from Proto-Uralic koke-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.

äidinkielenkoe (Finnish): A test or exam in one's mother tongue, a mother...

Definitions

  1. A test or exam in one's mother tongue, a mother...

Ancestry of “äidinkielenkoe”, step by step

äidinkielenkoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoeexperiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam
2Finnishkokeato experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to...
3Proto-Finnickokedakto (go) take a look at
4Proto-Uralickoke-see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Finnish äidinkieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishäidinkielimother tongue, native language
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Uralic koke-Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak