Where does “opistoasteinen” come from?

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

opistoasteinen (Finnish): higher vocational, related to the higher vocational level of education

Definitions

  1. higher vocational, related to the higher vocational level of education

Ancestry of “opistoasteinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopistoastehigher vocational level of education
2Finnishopistoinstitute, college
3Finnishoppidoctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense...
4Finnishoppiato learn
5Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
6Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidak →Every word from Finnish oppia →