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 ; "Sus scrofa"
Definitions
- wild boar; boar ; "Sus scrofa"
Ancestry of “metssiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | siga | pig |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | cika | pig |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | tigā | she-goat |