Where does “lastenkoti” come from?

lastenkoti (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.

lastenkoti (Finnish): children's home; child caring institution public institution for the care and protection of orphans and children whose parents are unable to take care of them

Definitions

  1. children's home; child caring institution public institution for the care and protection of orphans and children whose parents are unable to take care of them

Ancestry of “lastenkoti”, step by step

lastenkoti 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 lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →