Where does “loisoppi” come from?

loisoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.

loisoppi (Finnish): parasitology

Definitions

  1. parasitology

Ancestry of “loisoppi”, step by step

loisoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppidoctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense...
2Finnishoppiato learn
3Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-—

via Finnish loinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloinenparasite; parasitic
2Finnishluo-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →