Where does “kotisima” come from?

kotisima (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.

kotisima (Finnish): homemade sima

Definitions

  1. homemade sima

Ancestry of “kotisima”, step by step

kotisima 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 sima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsimaa nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from...
2EnglishsimaThe upturned edge of a roof which acts as a...
3Ancient Greekσιμόςsnub-nosed, flat nosed; steep, uphill; bent in,...
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