Where does “hullukoto” come from?

hullukoto (Votic) comes from Votic hullu, from Finnish hullu, from Proto-Finnic hullu — crazy, mad.

hullukoto (Votic): madhouse

Definitions

  1. madhouse

Ancestry of “hullukoto”, step by step

hullukoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic hullu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votichullucrazy, insane
2Finnishhullucrazy, mad, insane; A crazy, mad or insane...
3Proto-Finnichullucrazy, mad

via Votic koto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Votickotohouse, home
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