Where does “kokeilla” come from?

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

kokeilla (Finnish): To try; To experiment with; To test, sample

Definitions

  1. To try; To experiment with; To test, sample

Ancestry of “kokeilla”, 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 “kokeilla”

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