Where does “kotilaina” come from?

kotilaina (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.

kotilaina (Finnish): borrowing of books so that one can read them at home

Definitions

  1. borrowing of books so that one can read them at home

Ancestry of “kotilaina”, step by step

kotilaina 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 Laina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLainaloan
2Proto-Finniclaihnaloan
3Proto-Germaniclaihnąthat which is lent, loan; fief
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →