Where does “virumiskoe” come from?

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

virumiskoe (Finnish): creep test

Definitions

  1. creep test

Ancestry of “virumiskoe”, step by step

virumiskoe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish viruminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviruminen
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ-Every word from Proto-Uralic koke-Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak