Where does “työkokeilija” come from?
työkokeilija (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokeilija, from Finnish kokeilla, from Finnish kokea, from Proto-Finnic kokedak, from Proto-Uralic koke-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
työkokeilija (Finnish): trial worker, trial employee; a person participating in a work trial (työkokeilu)
Definitions
- trial worker, trial employee; a person participating in a work trial (työkokeilu)
Ancestry of “työkokeilija”, step by step
työkokeilija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kokeilija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokeilija | attempter, trier one who tries or attempts |
| 2 | Finnish | kokeilla | To try; To experiment with; To test, sample |
| 3 | Finnish | kokea | to experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | kokedak | to (go) take a look at |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | koke- | see |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ekʷ- | to see; eye |