Where does “korkeakouluopinnot” come from?

korkeakouluopinnot (Finnish) comes from Finnish korkeakoulu, from German Hochschule, from German schule, from Middle High German schuole, from Old High German scuola, from Proto-Germanic skōla, from Latin schola, from Ancient Greek σχολή — to hold; to overpower.

korkeakouluopinnot (Finnish): studies in higher education, such as in a university

Definitions

  1. studies in higher education, such as in a university

Ancestry of “korkeakouluopinnot”, step by step

korkeakouluopinnot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korkeakoulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorkeakoulucollege, academy, university, polytechnic
2GermanHochschulecollege; university; graduate school; institute;...
3Germanschuleinflection of schulen: ## first-person singular...
4Middle High Germanschuoleschool
5Old High Germanscuolaschool
6Proto-Germanicskōlaschool
7LatinscholaLeisure time given to learning; schooltime,...
8Ancient Greekσχολήleisure, free time; rest; that in which leisure...
9Proto-Hellenicskʰolā́
10Proto-Indo-Europeansǵʰ-h₃-léh₂
11Proto-Indo-Europeanseǵʰ-to hold; to overpower

via Finnish opinnot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopinnotstudies
2Finnish-ntö
3Finnish-möFront vowel variant of -mo
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seǵʰ-