Where does “kodima” come from?

kodima (Veps) comes from Veps kodi, from Proto-Finnic kotei, from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.

kodima (Veps): homeland, motherland

Definitions

  1. homeland, motherland

Ancestry of “kodima”, step by step

kodima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Veps kodi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepskodihouse, home, dwelling; building
2Proto-Finnickoteihome
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee

via Veps ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vepsmaearth; ground; soil
2Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
3Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Proto-Uralic kota →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota →Every word from Proto-Finnic kota →