Where does “õppejõud” come from?

õppejõud (Estonian) comes from Estonian õpe, from Estonian -e, from Proto-Finnic -ek, from Proto-Uralic -ek — Forms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

õppejõud (Estonian): professor

Definitions

  1. professor

Ancestry of “õppejõud”, step by step

õppejõud traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian õpe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianõpestudy, learning
2Estonian-eDerives nouns from verbs; Derives adjectives
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...

via Estonian jõud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianjõudstrength; force; energy
2Estonianjõudmato have the energy to do something, to be able...
3Proto-Finnicjoutadakto have time; to make it in time
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ek →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ek →Every word from Estonian -e →