Where does “kotipiiri” come from?

kotipiiri (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.

kotipiiri (Finnish): domestic sphere the domestic region

Definitions

  1. domestic sphere the domestic region

Ancestry of “kotipiiri”, step by step

kotipiiri 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 piiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiiriring of people; administrative district, region;...
2Proto-Finnicpiiriline; border; ring, circle
3Proto-Uralicpirecircle
Every word from Proto-Uralic kotaEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kotaEvery word from Proto-Finnic kota
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