Where does “näyttökoe” come from?

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

näyttökoe (Finnish): competency test, proficiency test, skills test

Definitions

  1. competency test, proficiency test, skills test

Ancestry of “näyttökoe”, step by step

näyttökoe 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 näyttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäyttömonitor, display, screen; showing; evidence
2Finnishnäyttääto show, present; to seem to do, appear to do; to...
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Uralic koke-Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak