Where does “kotiseurakunta” come from?
kotiseurakunta (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.
kotiseurakunta (Finnish): local congregation, home congregation
Definitions
- local congregation, home congregation
Ancestry of “kotiseurakunta”, step by step
kotiseurakunta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koti | home |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kotei | home |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kota | tent, hut |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kota | tent, hut, house |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | kota | hut, tent, tepee |
via Finnish seurakunta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seurakunta | A parish; A congregation, parish; Any group of... |
| 2 | Finnish | kunta | municipality, commune; local political division;... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kunta | community; group of people |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kunta | — |