Where does “opiskelijamellakka” come from?

opiskelijamellakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish mellakka, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

opiskelijamellakka (Finnish): student riot

Definitions

  1. student riot

Ancestry of “opiskelijamellakka”, step by step

opiskelijamellakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mellakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmellakkariot, tumult
2Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish opiskelija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopiskelijastudent
2FinnishopiskellaTo study something
3Finnishoppiato learn
4Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus