Where does “kotiseutututkimus” come from?

kotiseutututkimus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kotiseutu, from Finnish koti, from Proto-Finnic kotei, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

kotiseutututkimus (Finnish): the research of the history of a certain inhabited region; research of local history

Definitions

  1. the research of the history of a certain inhabited region; research of local history

Ancestry of “kotiseutututkimus”, step by step

kotiseutututkimus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kotiseutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotiseutuhome
2Finnishkotihome
3Proto-Finnickoteihome
4Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
5Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
6Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

via Finnish tutkimus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtutkimusresearch; examination; investigation
2Finnishtutkiato examine, investigate; to research; Partitive...
3Finnish-iaForms primarily transitive verbs describing...
4Proto-Finnic-idakapplicative suffix
5Proto-Uralic-j-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →