Where does “kodanikunimi” come from?

kodanikunimi (Estonian) comes from Estonian kodanik, from Estonian koda, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

kodanikunimi (Estonian): legal name, government name

Definitions

  1. legal name, government name

Ancestry of “kodanikunimi”, step by step

kodanikunimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kodanik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankodanikcitizen
2Estoniankodaentrance hallway; chamber; house, building
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

via Estonian nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianniminame; nominal
2Proto-Finnicniminame
3Proto-Uralicnimename
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →