Where does “sähköoppi” come from?

sähköoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sähkö, from Finnish sähähtää, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

sähköoppi (Finnish): A branch of physics dealing with electricity and...

Definitions

  1. A branch of physics dealing with electricity and...

Ancestry of “sähköoppi”, step by step

sähköoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sähkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsähköelectricity
2Finnishsähähtääto sizzle
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish oppi

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

Words derived from “sähköoppi”

Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →
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