Where does “kotikataja” come from?

kotikataja (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.

kotikataja (Finnish): common juniper, "Juniperus communis"

Definitions

  1. common juniper, "Juniperus communis"

Ancestry of “kotikataja”, step by step

kotikataja 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 kataja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatajajuniper; common juniper, "Juniperus communis"
2Proto-Finnickatagajuniper
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickoča—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →