Where does “kohus” come from?

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

kohus (Estonian): court; duty, requirement

Definitions

  1. court; duty, requirement

Ancestry of “kohus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankõhtbelly, gut; stomach
2Proto-Finnickoktuwomb
3Proto-Finno-Permickoktɜ—

Words derived from “kohus”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic koktɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic koktu →Every word from Estonian kõht →