Where does “lehtimetsäkaski” come from?

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

lehtimetsäkaski (Finnish): a swidden made in a deciduous forest

Definitions

  1. a swidden made in a deciduous forest

Ancestry of “lehtimetsäkaski”, step by step

lehtimetsäkaski traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lehtimetsä

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

via Finnish kaski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaskiBurn-clearing, slash and burn
2Proto-Finnickaskiswidden, slash-and-burned land; copse, especially...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →