Where does “opinnäytetyö” come from?
opinnäytetyö (Finnish) comes from Finnish näyte, from Finnish näyttää, from Finnish -ttaa, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.
opinnäytetyö (Finnish): thesis, dissertation formal exposition written to earn an academic degree
Definitions
- thesis, dissertation formal exposition written to earn an academic degree
Ancestry of “opinnäytetyö”, step by step
opinnäytetyö traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish näyte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | näyte | sample, specimen |
| 2 | Finnish | näyttää | to show, present; to seem to do, appear to do; to... |
| 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- | — |