Where does “opiskelijahaku” come from?

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

opiskelijahaku (Finnish): applications to an educational institution

Definitions

  1. applications to an educational institution

Ancestry of “opiskelijahaku”, step by step

opiskelijahaku 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 haku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhakusearch; applying, application
2FinnishhakeaTo retrieve, get, fetch; To search; To apply
3Proto-Finnichakedakto pick; to fetch; to gather, to collect
4Proto-Germanicsākija-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidak →Every word from Finnish oppia →