Where does “iltaopiskelija” come from?
iltaopiskelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
iltaopiskelija (Finnish): evening class student, night class student
Definitions
- evening class student, night class student
Ancestry of “iltaopiskelija”, step by step
iltaopiskelija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ilta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilta | evening |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish opiskelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opiskelija | student |
| 2 | Finnish | opiskella | To study something |
| 3 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |