Where does “koti” come from?

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

koti (Karelian): home

Definitions

  1. home

Ancestry of “koti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickoteihome
2Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
4Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →