Where does “kotoisuus” come from?

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

kotoisuus (Finnish): homeliness, domesticness

Definitions

  1. homeliness, domesticness

Ancestry of “kotoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotoinendomestic, homely
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 kotoinen →