Where does “opisto” come from?

opisto (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.

opisto (Finnish): institute, college

Definitions

  1. institute, college

Ancestry of “opisto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppidoctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense...
2Finnishoppiato learn
3Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-

Words derived from “opisto

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidakEvery word from Finnish oppia
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