Where does “kielioppi” come from?
kielioppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.
kielioppi (Finnish): grammar
Ancestry of “kielioppi”, step by step
kielioppi 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 kieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kieli | tongue; language; string |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keeli | tongue; language |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | käle | tongue; language |
Words derived from “kielioppi”