Where does “luolametsästys” come from?

luolametsästys (Finnish) comes from Finnish metsästys, from Finnish metsästää, from Finnish metsä, from Proto-Finnic *meccä, from Proto-Baltic medjas.

luolametsästys (Finnish): cave hunting

Definitions

  1. cave hunting

Ancestry of “luolametsästys”, step by step

luolametsästys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsästys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsästyshunting
2Finnishmetsästääto hunt
3Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
4Proto-Finnic*meccä—
5Proto-Balticmedjas—

via Finnish luola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluolacave; cavern; grotto
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →