Where does “koeputkilapsi” come from?

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

koeputkilapsi (Finnish): test tube baby

Definitions

  1. test tube baby

Ancestry of “koeputkilapsi”, step by step

koeputkilapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koeputki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoeputkitest tube
2Finnishkoeexperiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam
3Finnishkokeato experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to...
4Proto-Finnickokedakto (go) take a look at
5Proto-Uralickoke-see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic koke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak →