Where does “aarnimetsä” come from?

aarnimetsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish aarnio, from Finnish Aarni, from Finnish Aarne, from Swedish Arne, from Old Norse Árni, from Old Norse ǫrn, from Proto-Germanic arô, from Proto-Indo-European er- — eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

Ancestry of “aarnimetsä”, step by step

aarnimetsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aarnio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishaarnioSynonym of aarnihauta; Synonym of aarreaitta;...
2FinnishAarnitreasure
3FinnishAarne—
4SwedishArne—
5Old NorseÁrni—
6Old Norseǫrneagle
7Proto-Germanicarôeagle
8Proto-Indo-Europeaner-eagle, bird; loose, light, rare, sparse; to fail,...

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic arô →Every word from Old Norse ǫrn →