Where does “tottelevaisuuskoe” come from?
tottelevaisuuskoe (Finnish) comes from Finnish koe, from Finnish kokea, from Proto-Finnic kokedak, from Proto-Uralic koke-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
tottelevaisuuskoe (Finnish): obedience test
Definitions
- obedience test
Ancestry of “tottelevaisuuskoe”, step by step
tottelevaisuuskoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koe | experiment; trial, test; examination, test, exam |
| 2 | Finnish | kokea | to experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kokedak | to (go) take a look at |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | koke- | see |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |
via Finnish tottelevaisuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tottelevaisuus | obedience |
| 2 | Finnish | tottelevainen | Obedient |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |