kotimaastaan
Kotimaastaan is a Finnish phrase meaning “from his/her homeland” or “from its homeland.” It is formed from kotimaa (homeland) in the elative case kotimaasta, with the third-person possessive suffix -nsa attached, resulting in kotimaastaan.
In usage, kotimaastaan expresses origin or background in relation to a named referent. It is common in
Examples of the phrase include: Hän kertoi kotimaastaan. This translates roughly to “He spoke about his homeland.”
Grammatically, kotimaastaan combines the elative form kotimaasta with the third-person possessive suffix -nsa, illustrating how Finnish