Where does “koeputkiteline” come from?

koeputkiteline (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.

koeputkiteline (Finnish): test tube rack, test tube stand

Definitions

  1. test tube rack, test tube stand

Ancestry of “koeputkiteline”, step by step

koeputkiteline 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 teline

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtelinerack, stand; scaffold, staging; apparatus
2Finnishtelaa log or other piece of wood used as support to...
3Proto-Germanicþeląfloor; deal
4Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic koke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak →