Where does “opintokokonaisuus” come from?

opintokokonaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish opinnot, from Finnish -ntö, from Finnish -mö, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.

opintokokonaisuus (Finnish): study module, curriculum

Definitions

  1. study module, curriculum

Ancestry of “opintokokonaisuus”, step by step

opintokokonaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish opinnot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopinnotstudies
2Finnish-ntö
3Finnish-möFront vowel variant of -mo
4Finnish-iA nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used...
5Proto-Uralic-joblique plural

via Finnish kokonaisuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokonaisuusa whole, an entirety, a body, a totality; big picture, gestalt; of parts a combination, an amalgamation, an ensemble, an aggregate
2Finnishkokonainenwhole, full, complete; entire
3Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
4Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Uralic -jEvery word from Finnish -iEvery word from Finnish -ntö