Where does “koti” come from?

koti (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto koto, from German Kot, from Middle High German quāt, from Old High German quāt, from Proto-Germanic kwēdą, from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- — excrement, dung.

koti (Esperanto): to muddy, get mud on, cover in mud; to defecate,...

Definitions

  1. to muddy, get mud on, cover in mud; to defecate,...

Ancestry of “koti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantokotomud
2GermanKotfeces; mud
3Middle High Germanquāt—
4Old High Germanquātbad
5Proto-Germanickwēdąmanure; dung; filth; muck; wickedness; evil
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷuē-excrement, dung
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷuē- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwēdą →Every word from Old High German quāt →