Where does “kotoilu” come from?

kotoilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kotoilla, from Finnish koto, from Japanese 箏 — koto: a Japanese zither derived from the Chinese guzheng.

kotoilu (Finnish): staying at home, doing crafts, chores, etc

Definitions

  1. staying at home, doing crafts, chores, etc

Ancestry of “kotoilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotoillato stay home, doing crafts, chores, etc
2Finnishkotohome; koto
3Japanese箏koto: a Japanese zither derived from the Chinese guzheng
Every word from Japanese 箏 →Every word from Finnish koto →Every word from Finnish kotoilla →