Where does “kotimurre” come from?

kotimurre (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.

kotimurre (Finnish): dialect spoken at home

Definitions

  1. dialect spoken at home

Ancestry of “kotimurre”, step by step

kotimurre 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 murre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmurredialect; dog, pooch
2FinnishmuristaTo growl, snarl; To rumble
3Finnish-istaForms frequentative verbs
Every word from Proto-Uralic kotaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kotaEvery word from Proto-Finnic kota
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