Where does “opetuslapsi” come from?
opetuslapsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish opetus, from Finnish opettaa, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
opetuslapsi (Finnish): Disciple
Ancestry of “opetuslapsi”, step by step
opetuslapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish opetus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opetus | teaching; tuition; moral |
| 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- | — |
via Finnish lapsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lapsi | child |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lapci | child |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lëpće | cradle |