Where does “kotimajoitus” come from?

kotimajoitus (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.

kotimajoitus (Finnish): homestay

Definitions

  1. homestay

Ancestry of “kotimajoitus”, step by step

kotimajoitus 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 majoitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmajoitusaccommodation, lodging; shelter
2Finnishmajoittaato lodge, put up
3Finnishmajahut
4Proto-Finnicmajahouse
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →