Where does “harhaoppi” come from?
harhaoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.
harhaoppi (Finnish): heresy; misteaching
Ancestry of “harhaoppi”, step by step
harhaoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oppi | doctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense... |
| 2 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |
via Finnish harha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | harha | illusion, delusion, hallucination, chimera,... |
| 2 | Finnish | harhaan | Illative singular form of harha; astray, amiss |
Words derived from “harhaoppi”