Where does “metsäimarre” come from?

metsäimarre (Finnish) comes from Finnish imarre, from Finnish imartaa, from Finnish imelä, from Proto-Finnic imelä, from Proto-Finno-Permic jimä.

metsäimarre (Finnish): western oakfern

Definitions

  1. western oakfern

Ancestry of “metsäimarre”, step by step

metsäimarre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish imarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishimarreShort for kallioimarre; With a modifier, used in...
2Finnishimartaa—
3Finnishimeläoverly sweet, sugary, syrupy; cloying, syrupy
4Proto-Finnicimelä—
5Proto-Finno-Permicjimä—

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jimä →Every word from Proto-Finnic imelä →Every word from Finnish imelä →