Where does “koti-ilta” come from?
koti-ilta (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilta, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
koti-ilta (Finnish): evening or night at home
Ancestry of “koti-ilta”, step by step
koti-ilta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ilta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ilta | evening |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish koti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koti | home |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kotei | home |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kota | tent, hut |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kota | tent, hut, house |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kota | hut, tent, tepee |