Where does “opetteleminen” come from?

opetteleminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish opetella, from Finnish opettaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

Ancestry of “opetteleminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopetellato (gradually) learn, to teach oneself to
2Finnishopettaato teach, instruct
3Finnish-ttaaForms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs...
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttaa →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →
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