Where does “ydinasekoe” come from?

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

ydinasekoe (Finnish): nuclear weapons test

Definitions

  1. nuclear weapons test

Ancestry of “ydinasekoe”, step by step

ydinasekoe 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 ydinase

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishydinasenuclear weapon
2Finnishaseweapon; gun; tool, utensil
3Proto-Finnicasekweapon
4Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
5Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Uralic koke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokedak →
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