Where does “õppur” come from?

õppur (Estonian) comes from Estonian -r, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

õppur (Estonian): learner, studier

Definitions

  1. learner, studier

Ancestry of “õppur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-rForms various agent nouns
2Old Norse-aria suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;...
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Old Norse -ari
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