Where does “oppijakso” come from?
oppijakso (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.
Ancestry of “oppijakso”, step by step
oppijakso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oppi | doctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense... |
| 2 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |
via Finnish jakso
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jakso | period; episode; passage |
| 2 | Finnish | jaksaa | to manage, to have enough strength; to manage, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jaksadak | to manage, to be able to |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jaksa- | — |