Where does “yhteyskokeilu” come from?
yhteyskokeilu (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.
yhteyskokeilu (Finnish): comm check, radio check
Definitions
- comm check, radio check
Ancestry of “yhteyskokeilu”, step by step
yhteyskokeilu 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 |