Where does “opistoaste” come from?

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

opistoaste (Finnish): higher vocational level of education

Definitions

  1. higher vocational level of education

Ancestry of “opistoaste”, step by step

opistoaste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish opisto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopistoinstitute, college
2Finnishoppidoctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense...
3Finnishoppiato learn
4Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-

via Finnish aste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishastegrade; degree; degree, degree Celsius
2Finnishastuato step (on), tread (on), pace, stride
3Proto-Finnicastudakto step, to take steps

Words derived from “opistoaste

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