Where does “kotiminä” come from?

kotiminä (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.

kotiminä (Finnish): the person one is at home, as opposed to how one carries oneself outside of one's home, such as at work; "home you"

Definitions

  1. the person one is at home, as opposed to how one carries oneself outside of one's home, such as at work; "home you"

Ancestry of “kotiminä”, step by step

kotiminä 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 minä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishminäI; ego; self
2Proto-FinnicminäI, me
3Uralic*minä—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →