Where does “voimainkoetus” come from?

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

voimainkoetus (Finnish): test of strength

Definitions

  1. test of strength

Ancestry of “voimainkoetus”, step by step

voimainkoetus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koetus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoetustest
2FinnishkoettaaTo feel, touch; To try, test, check; To try,...
3Finnishkokeato experience, undergo; to suffer; ~ verkko = to...
4Proto-Finnickokedakto (go) take a look at
5Proto-Uralickoke-see
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekʷ-to see; eye

via Finnish voima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimapower, strength, force, might; force; power
2Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic koke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak →