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Where does “-oppinen” come from?

-oppinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.

-oppinen (Finnish): of or pertaining to ideology or religion in the...

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to ideology or religion in the...

Ancestry of “-oppinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppidoctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense...
2Finnishoppiato learn
3Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →