𐌷𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉

Pokorny derives it from Proto-Indo-European *kot- (“dwelling space”), comparing words such as Proto-Germanic *kutą (“shed, hut, stall”), Old Norse kytja (“small cottage”), Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup, pint”); however, the relation and origin of all of these words is unclear. Also compare the cognates listed at Proto-Slavic *kotьcь (“cottage, paddock”).

𐌷𐌴𐌸𐌾𐍉 • (hēþjō) f

1. (inner) chamber

• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “586-87”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 586-87