Where does “kotimies” come from?

kotimies (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.

kotimies (Finnish): someone who takes care of a home while others are away, e.g. to look after children or simply to guard it

Definitions

  1. someone who takes care of a home while others are away, e.g. to look after children or simply to guard it

Ancestry of “kotimies”, step by step

kotimies 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 mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →