Where does “kokijalause” come from?

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

kokijalause (Finnish): a phrase or sentence in which the agent (in some other case than the nominative) experiences something and which therefore has no proper subject

Definitions

  1. a phrase or sentence in which the agent (in some other case than the nominative) experiences something and which therefore has no proper subject

Ancestry of “kokijalause”, step by step

kokijalause traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kokija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokijaexperiencer, one who experiences, subject of experience
2Finnishkokeato experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to...
3Proto-Finnickokedakto (go) take a look at
4Proto-Uralickoke-see
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Finnish lause

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlauseclause; sentence; theorem
2Finnishlausuato say, speak, utter, pronounce; to pronounce,...
3Proto-Finniclausudakto say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic koke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak →