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Where does “otsikkoaine” come from?

otsikkoaine (Finnish) comes from Finnish aine, from Proto-Germanic abniją, from Proto-Germanic *abnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ōp- — to achieve.

otsikkoaine (Finnish): An essay which a student writes of a given title,...

Definitions

  1. An essay which a student writes of a given title,...

Ancestry of “otsikkoaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishainematter, material, substance; subject, discipline;...
2Proto-GermanicabnijąThat which is made; material; stuff
3Proto-Germanic*abnijaną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanōp-to achieve
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