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Where does “koetin” come from?

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

koetin (Finnish): sound, probe; explorer; First-person singular...

Definitions

  1. sound, probe; explorer; First-person singular...

Ancestry of “koetin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkoettaaTo feel, touch; To try, test, check; To try,...
2Finnishkokeato experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to...
3Proto-Finnickokedak
4Proto-Uralickoke-see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye
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