Where does “oahppi” come from?

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

oahppi (Northern Sami): student

Definitions

  1. student

Ancestry of “oahppi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samioahppatto learn
2Proto-Samicoappëtēkto learn
3Proto-Finnicoppidakto learn
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwoppe-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic oppidak →Every word from Proto-Samic oappëtēk →
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