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
Ancestry of “kodu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | koto | home |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kota | tent, hut |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kota | tent, hut, house |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kota | hut, tent, tepee |
Words derived from “kodu”