Where does “oppilapsi” come from?

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

Ancestry of “oppilapsi”, step by step

oppilapsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oppi

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

via Finnish lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidak →Every word from Finnish oppia →