Where does “kotivävy” come from?

kotivävy (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.

kotivävy (Finnish): live-in son-in-law husband who moves to or lives at his wife's parents' house

Definitions

  1. live-in son-in-law husband who moves to or lives at his wife's parents' house

Ancestry of “kotivävy”, step by step

kotivävy 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 vävy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvävyson-in-law
2Proto-Finnicvävüson-in-law
3Proto-Uralicwäŋewson-in-law
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →