Where does “opiskelijapaikka” come from?
opiskelijapaikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish opiskelija, from Finnish opiskella, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.
Ancestry of “opiskelijapaikka”, step by step
opiskelijapaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish opiskelija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | opiskelija | student |
| 2 | Finnish | opiskella | To study something |
| 3 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |