Where does “kovuuskoe” come from?

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

kovuuskoe (Finnish): hardness test

Definitions

  1. hardness test

Ancestry of “kovuuskoe”, step by step

kovuuskoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoeexperiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam
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 kovuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkovuushardness
2Finnishkovahard; strict, harsh, severe, unfriendly, hard,...
3Proto-Finnickovahard
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic koke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak →