Where does “opettelu” come from?
opettelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish opetella, from Finnish opettaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
opettelu (Finnish): learning gradually learning to do something
Definitions
- learning gradually learning to do something
Ancestry of “opettelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | opetella | to (gradually) learn, to teach oneself to |
| 2 | Finnish | opettaa | to teach, instruct |
| 3 | Finnish | -ttaa | Forms causative verbs. May be applied to verbs... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -ttadak | Creates causative verbs from regular verbs,... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -kta- | — |