Where does “kangasmetsä” come from?
kangasmetsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.
kangasmetsä (Finnish): a type of coniferous forest with a soil of moraine or sand; boreal forest, heath forest
Definitions
- a type of coniferous forest with a soil of moraine or sand; boreal forest, heath forest
Ancestry of “kangasmetsä”, step by step
kangasmetsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kangas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |