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
- An essay which a student writes of a given title,...
Ancestry of “otsikkoaine”, step by step
otsikkoaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish aine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aine | matter, material, substance; subject, discipline;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | abniją | That which is made; material; stuff |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *abnijaną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ōp- | to achieve |
via Finnish otsikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | otsikko | heading, header, title, headline; signature |
| 2 | Finnish | -ikko | Forms nouns for groups of a particular number,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ikko | Forms nouns indicating a group of things |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -i- | Plural number marker in other cases than the nominative (and optionally the genitive) |