Where does “kåta” come from?

kåta (Swedish) comes from Proto-Samic koatē, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

kåta (Swedish): a goahti (traditional dwelling of the Sami people)

Definitions

  1. a goahti (traditional dwelling of the Sami people)

Ancestry of “kåta”, step by step

kåta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Samic koatē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Samickoatētent, hut
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
3Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

via Middle Low German kāte

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germankāte—
2Middle Low Germankōtehut, cottage
3Proto-Germanickutątent, stall, shed, hut
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Samic koatē →
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