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Where does “kodu” come from?

kodu (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic koto, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

kodu (Estonian): home

Definitions

  1. home

Ancestry of “kodu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickotohome
2Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
4Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

Words derived from “kodu”

  • kodune
  • kodunt
  • kodumaa
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