Where does “metsäaukea” come from?

metsäaukea (Finnish) comes from Finnish aukea, from Finnish -ea, from Proto-Finnic -eda, from Proto-Uralic -eta — A generic adjective marker, attached to roots.

metsäaukea (Finnish): clearing or open area in a forest

Definitions

  1. clearing or open area in a forest

Ancestry of “metsäaukea”, step by step

metsäaukea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aukea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukeaopen; clearing; Indicative present connegative...
2Finnish-eaA suffix for making adjectives from some nouns...
3Proto-Finnic-edaA generic adjective marker
4Proto-Uralic-etaA generic adjective marker, attached to roots

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -eta →Every word from Finnish -ea →Every word from Finnish aukea →