Where does “metsäaukio” come from?

metsäaukio (Finnish) comes from Finnish aukio, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

metsäaukio (Finnish): clearing, glade; open area in a forest

Definitions

  1. clearing, glade; open area in a forest

Ancestry of “metsäaukio”, step by step

metsäaukio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish aukio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaukioplaza, square; clearing, glade, meadow
2Finnish-ioForms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms...
3Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish metsä

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