Where does “opiskelupaikka” come from?

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

opiskelupaikka (Finnish): place or vacancy for a student at a university or...

Definitions

  1. place or vacancy for a student at a university or...

Ancestry of “opiskelupaikka”, step by step

opiskelupaikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish opiskelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopiskelustudy; coursework
2FinnishopiskellaTo study something
3Finnishoppiato learn
4Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-—

via Finnish paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka—
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidak →Every word from Finnish oppia →