Where does “kotikyyhkyläin” come from?

kotikyyhkyläin (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.

kotikyyhkyläin (Ingrian): domestic dove

Definitions

  1. domestic dove

Ancestry of “kotikyyhkyläin”, step by step

kotikyyhkyläin 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 kyyhkyläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankyyhkyläindove
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →
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