Where does “pääsykoe” come from?

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

pääsykoe (Finnish): entrance examination

Definitions

  1. entrance examination

Ancestry of “pääsykoe”, step by step

pääsykoe 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 pääsy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääsyaccess, clearance; admission
2Finnishpäästäto get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be...
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

Words derived from “pääsykoe”

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