Where does “opinahjo” come from?

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

opinahjo (Finnish): school, seat of learning

Definitions

  1. school, seat of learning

Ancestry of “opinahjo”, step by step

opinahjo 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 ahjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishahjoforge, furnace
2Proto-Germanicasjǭsoapstone
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidak →Every word from Finnish oppia →