Where does “kotipaikka” come from?

kotipaikka (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.

kotipaikka (Finnish): domicile; residence

Definitions

  1. domicile; residence

Ancestry of “kotipaikka”, step by step

kotipaikka 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 paikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaikkaplace, location, spot, site; area, region,...
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*paikka
3Proto-Germanicspaikǭspoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspēy-to stretch; thrive; succeed

Words derived from “kotipaikka

Every word from Proto-Uralic kotaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kotaEvery word from Proto-Finnic kota