Where does “kodumaa” come from?

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

kodumaa (Estonian): homeland

Definitions

  1. homeland

Ancestry of “kodumaa”, step by step

kodumaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian kodu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankoduhome
2Proto-Finnickotohome
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

via Estonian maa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmaaearth; land; ground
2Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
3Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →
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