Where does “istutusmetsä” come from?

istutusmetsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish istutus, from Finnish istuttaa, from Finnish istua, from Proto-Finnic istudak — sit.

istutusmetsä (Finnish): tree plantation, plantation forest planted forest as opposed to naturally grown forest

Definitions

  1. tree plantation, plantation forest planted forest as opposed to naturally grown forest

Ancestry of “istutusmetsä”, step by step

istutusmetsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish istutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishistutusThe act of planting
2Finnishistuttaato plant; to introduce an animal to an area...
3Finnishistuato sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to...
4Proto-Finnicistudaksit

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Finnic istudak →Every word from Finnish istua →Every word from Finnish istuttaa →