Where does “vammaoppi” come from?
vammaoppi (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppi, from Finnish oppia, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.
Ancestry of “vammaoppi”, step by step
vammaoppi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish oppi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oppi | doctrine; study, -logy, theory; in this sense... |
| 2 | Finnish | oppia | to learn |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |
via Finnish vamma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vamma | handicap; injury |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wammaz | spot, stain, blemish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |