Where does “koti” come from?
koti (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic kotei, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.
koti (Ingrian): house, residential building
Definitions
- house, residential building
Ancestry of “koti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kotei | — |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kota | tent, hut |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kota | tent, hut, house |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | kota | hut, tent, tepee |