Where does “Metsola” come from?

Metsola (Finnish) comes from Finnish metsä, from Proto-Finnic *meccä, from Proto-Baltic medjas.

Metsola (Finnish): The realm of forests, e.g. in Kalevala

Definitions

  1. The realm of forests, e.g. in Kalevala

Ancestry of “Metsola”, step by step

Metsola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—

via Finnish metso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsowood grouse, capercaillie, "Tetrao urogallus"
2Proto-Finnicmeccoicapercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →