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Where does “metsäinen” come from?

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

metsäinen (Finnish): forested

Definitions

  1. forested

Ancestry of “metsäinen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “metsäinen”

  • metsäisyys
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