Where does “kokeilija” come from?

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

kokeilija (Finnish): attempter, trier one who tries or attempts

Definitions

  1. attempter, trier one who tries or attempts

Ancestry of “kokeilija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkokeillaTo try; To experiment with; To test, sample
2Finnishkokeato experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to...
3Proto-Finnickokedakto (go) take a look at
4Proto-Uralickoke-see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

Words derived from “kokeilija”

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