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Where does “oikeaoppinen” come from?

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

oikeaoppinen (Finnish): orthodox

Definitions

  1. orthodox

Ancestry of “oikeaoppinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oikeaoppinen”

  • oikeaoppisuus
  • oikeaoppisesti
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