Where does “metsäisyys” come from?

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

metsäisyys (Finnish): woodedness

Definitions

  1. woodedness

Ancestry of “metsäisyys”, step by step

metsäisyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäinenforested
2Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
3Proto-Finnic*meccä—
4Proto-Balticmedjas—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →