Where does “oppida” come from?
oppida (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic oppidak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric woppe-.
oppida (Veps): to learn; to study
Ancestry of “oppida”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | oppidak | to learn |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | woppe- | — |