Where does “opiskelijaelämä” come from?

opiskelijaelämä (Finnish) comes from Finnish opiskelija, from Finnish opiskella, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.

opiskelijaelämä (Finnish): collegiate life, student life

Definitions

  1. collegiate life, student life

Ancestry of “opiskelijaelämä”, step by step

opiskelijaelämä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish opiskelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopiskelijastudent
2FinnishopiskellaTo study something
3Finnishoppiato learn
4Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-

via Finnish elämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelämälife; Agent participle of elää
2Estonianelamato live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidakEvery word from Finnish oppia