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 animal that has been tamed by man and is used for food production, beast of burden, pleasure etc., pet

Definitions

  1. domestic animal, domesticated animal animal that has been tamed by man and is used for food production, beast of burden, pleasure etc., pet

Ancestry of “kotieläin”, step by step

kotieläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish koti

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

via Finnish eläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

Words derived from “kotieläin”

Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →