Where does “kotikana” come from?

kotikana (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian koti, from Proto-Finnic kotei, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

kotikana (Ingrian): domestic chicken

Definitions

  1. domestic chicken

Ancestry of “kotikana”, step by step

kotikana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian koti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankotihouse, residential building
2Proto-Finnickoteihome
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

via Ingrian kana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankanahen
2Proto-Finnickanafowl, hen
3Proto-Germanichanjōhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →