Where does “õpilane” come from?

õpilane (Estonian) comes from Estonian -lane, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

õpilane (Estonian): pupil, student

Definitions

  1. pupil, student

Ancestry of “õpilane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-laneDerives nouns from places for a person...
2Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

Words derived from “õpilane”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Estonian -lane →Every word from Proto-Finnic -lainen →