Where does “pääsykoetehtävä” come from?

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

pääsykoetehtävä (Finnish): problem, question or exercise in an entrance exam

Definitions

  1. problem, question or exercise in an entrance exam

Ancestry of “pääsykoetehtävä”, step by step

pääsykoetehtävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pääsykoe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpääsykoeentrance examination
2Finnishkoeexperiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam
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 tehtävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtehtävätask a piece of work done as part of one's duties
2Finnishtehdäto do, perform, execute; to make, manufacture; to...
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic koke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak →