Where does “lehmusmetsikkö” come from?

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

lehmusmetsikkö (Finnish): small linden forest

Definitions

  1. small linden forest

Ancestry of “lehmusmetsikkö”, step by step

lehmusmetsikkö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsikkö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmetsikköA small forest
2Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
3Proto-Finnic*meccä—
4Proto-Balticmedjas—

via Finnish lehmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehmuslinden, lime; linden; small-leaved lime, "Tilia...
2Proto-Finniclehmuslinden
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →
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