Where does “metssiga” come from?

metssiga (Estonian) comes from Estonian siga, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

metssiga (Estonian): wild boar; boar (wild boar); Sus scrofa

Definitions

  1. wild boar; boar (wild boar); Sus scrofa

Ancestry of “metssiga”, step by step

metssiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian siga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansigapig
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

via Estonian mets

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianmetsforest
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Estonian siga →
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