Where does “kotihaltija” come from?

kotihaltija (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.

kotihaltija (Finnish): An elf said to live in a person's home and secretly take care of it

Definitions

  1. An elf said to live in a person's home and secretly take care of it

Ancestry of “kotihaltija”, step by step

kotihaltija 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 haltija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaltijaholder, occupant; possessor, occupant; elf
2Proto-Norseᚺᚨᛚᛞᛁᛃᚨᛉholder
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →