Where does “ussankoe” come from?

ussankoe (Finnish) comes from Finnish ussa, from Finnish uskonto, from Finnish uskoa, from Proto-Finnic uskodak, from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną, from Proto-Germanic wunskaz, from Proto-Indo-European wun-.

ussankoe (Finnish): RE exam (religious education exam)

Definitions

  1. RE exam (religious education exam)

Ancestry of “ussankoe”, step by step

ussankoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ussa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishussareligion
2Finnishuskontoreligion
3Finnishuskoato believe, have faith someone's abilities, chances etc.; someone's existence; the power, value etc. of something; the existence of something
4Proto-Finnicuskodakto believe; to have faith
5Proto-Germanicwunskijanąto wish, to desire
6Proto-Germanicwunskazwish
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwun-

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wun-Every word from Proto-Germanic wunskazEvery word from Proto-Germanic wunskijaną
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