Where does “kohalik” come from?

kohalik (Estonian) comes from Estonian kõht, from Proto-Finnic koktu, from Proto-Finno-Permic koktɜ.

kohalik (Estonian): local

Definitions

  1. local

Ancestry of “kohalik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankõhtbelly, gut; stomach
2Proto-Finnickoktuwomb
3Proto-Finno-Permickoktɜ—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic koktɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic koktu →Every word from Estonian kõht →