Where does “opintopiiri” come from?
opintopiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish opinnot, from Finnish -ntö, from Finnish -mö, from Finnish -i, from Proto-Uralic -j — oblique plural.
opintopiiri (Finnish): study group, study circle
Definitions
- study group, study circle
Ancestry of “opintopiiri”, step by step
opintopiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish opinnot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opinnot | studies |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntö | — |
| 3 | Finnish | -mö | Front vowel variant of -mo |
| 4 | Finnish | -i | A nominal suffix used in eg. ukko → ukki; Used... |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -j | oblique plural |
via Finnish piiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piiri | ring of people; administrative district, region;... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | piiri | line; border; ring, circle |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pire | circle |