Where does “kokeilunhalu” come from?

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

kokeilunhalu (Finnish): willingness to experiment

Definitions

  1. willingness to experiment

Ancestry of “kokeilunhalu”, step by step

kokeilunhalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokeilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokeilutest, experiment; attempt, try; experimentation
2FinnishkokeillaTo try; To experiment with; To test, sample
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 halu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
2Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic koke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak →