Where does “koe” come from?

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

koe (Finnish): experiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam

Definitions

  1. experiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam

Ancestry of “koe”, step by step

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

Words derived from “koe

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Uralic koke-Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak