Where does “kotikatsomo” come from?

kotikatsomo (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.

kotikatsomo (Finnish): home (and the television or radio within) in the context of spectating sports and other broadcasting

Definitions

  1. home (and the television or radio within) in the context of spectating sports and other broadcasting

Ancestry of “kotikatsomo”, step by step

kotikatsomo 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 katsomo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatsomostand, grandstand, auditorium
2Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
3Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
4Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →