Where does “kõta” come from?
kõta (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic kota, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kota, from Proto-Uralic kota — hut, tent, tepee.
kõta (Votic): house; chamber
Ancestry of “kõta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | kota | tent, hut |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kota | tent, hut, house |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | kota | hut, tent, tepee |