Where does “kirjeopiskelu” come from?

kirjeopiskelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish opiskelu, from Finnish opiskella, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.

kirjeopiskelu (Finnish): correspondence education, correspondence studies

Definitions

  1. correspondence education, correspondence studies

Ancestry of “kirjeopiskelu”, step by step

kirjeopiskelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish opiskelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopiskelustudy; coursework
2FinnishopiskellaTo study something
3Finnishoppiato learn
4Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-—

via Finnish kirje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjeletter
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidak →Every word from Finnish oppia →