Where does “Metsähallitus” come from?

Metsähallitus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hallitus, from Finnish hallita, from Finnish -ita, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

Metsähallitus (Finnish): A Finnish state enterprise that administers the state-owned land and water areas comprising about 1/3 of the area of the country; there's no "official" translation as the organization uses its Finnish name also in English texts

Definitions

  1. A Finnish state enterprise that administers the state-owned land and water areas comprising about 1/3 of the area of the country; there's no "official" translation as the organization uses its Finnish name also in English texts

Ancestry of “Metsähallitus”, step by step

Metsähallitus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hallitus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhallitusgovernment, regime; cabinet; board, board of...
2Finnishhallitato rule, govern, reign, administer, command; to...
3Finnish-itaForms instrumental verbs from nouns; Forms some...
4Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä
3Proto-Balticmedjas
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'akEvery word from Finnish -itaEvery word from Finnish hallita