Where does “kotikunta” come from?

kotikunta (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.

kotikunta (Finnish): municipality of residence

Definitions

  1. municipality of residence

Ancestry of “kotikunta”, step by step

kotikunta 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 kunta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuntamunicipality, commune; local political division;...
2Proto-Finnickuntacommunity; group of people
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickunta

Words derived from “kotikunta

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