Where does “oppimiskyky” come from?

oppimiskyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppiminen, from Finnish -minen, from Proto-Finnic -minen, from Proto-Finnic -ma, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

oppimiskyky (Finnish): learning ability

Definitions

  1. learning ability

Ancestry of “oppimiskyky”, step by step

oppimiskyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oppiminen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppiminenlearning; Fourth infinitive of oppia
2Finnish-minenForms verbal nouns from verbs, mostly corresponds...
3Proto-Finnic-minenForms nouns from verbs, indicating the action of...
4Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
5Proto-Uralic-ma

via Finnish kyky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkykyability, capacity, capability; a capable person,...
2FinnishkyetäTo be able to, be capable of, can, be competent...
3Finnish-etäFront vowel variant of -eta
4Proto-Finnic-t'akForms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning
5Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

Words derived from “oppimiskyky

Every word from Proto-Uralic -maEvery word from Finnish -minenEvery word from Proto-Finnic -ma