Where does “kotiopetus” come from?

kotiopetus (Finnish) comes from Finnish opetus, from Finnish opettaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

kotiopetus (Finnish): homeschooling, home teaching teaching of a student at home

Definitions

  1. homeschooling, home teaching teaching of a student at home

Ancestry of “kotiopetus”, step by step

kotiopetus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish opetus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopetusteaching; tuition; moral
2Finnishopettaato teach, instruct
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish koti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotihome
2Proto-Finnickoteihome
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →