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Where does “kotieläin” come from?

kotieläin (Finnish) comes from Finnish koti, from Proto-Finnic kotei, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

kotieläin (Finnish): domestic animal, domesticated animal , pet

Definitions

  1. domestic animal, domesticated animal , pet

Ancestry of “kotieläin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotihome
2Proto-Finnickotei—
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

Words derived from “kotieläin”

  • kotieläintalous
  • kotieläintiede
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