Where does “kotitalousala” come from?

kotitalousala (Finnish) comes from Finnish kotitalous, from Finnish talous, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

kotitalousala (Finnish): domestic sector, household sector; the (economic) sector comprising homemaking and householding

Definitions

  1. domestic sector, household sector; the (economic) sector comprising homemaking and householding

Ancestry of “kotitalousala”, step by step

kotitalousala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kotitalous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotitaloushousehold; home economics; domestic, household
2Finnishtalouseconomy; finance; a system that maintains...
3Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
4Ludiantaloifarm; house
5Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
6Proto-Baltictalˀa-—

via Finnish älä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Baltic talˀa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic talo →Every word from Ludian taloi →