Where does “työkokeilu” come from?
työkokeilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kokeilu, from Finnish kokeilla, from Finnish kokea, from Proto-Finnic kokedak, from Proto-Uralic koke-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- — to see; eye.
työkokeilu (Finnish): work trial, unpaid internship for jobseekers that is meant to assess suitability and does not constitute employment
Definitions
- work trial, unpaid internship for jobseekers that is meant to assess suitability and does not constitute employment
Ancestry of “työkokeilu”, step by step
työkokeilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kokeilu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kokeilu | test, experiment; attempt, try; experimentation |
| 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 |