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Where does “Metsähallitus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Metsähallitus”, step by step

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'ak—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'ak →