Where does “oahppat” come from?

oahppat (Lule Sami) comes from Proto-Samic oappëtēk, from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.

oahppat (Lule Sami): to learn

Definitions

  1. to learn

Ancestry of “oahppat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samicoappëtēkto learn
2Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidak →Every word from Proto-Samic oappëtēk →