Where does “metsäjänis” come from?
metsäjänis (Finnish) comes from Finnish metsä, from Proto-Finnic *meccä, from Proto-Baltic medjas.
metsäjänis (Finnish): mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"
Definitions
- mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"
Ancestry of “metsäjänis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | metsä | forest, woods; bush; hunting |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | *meccä | — |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | medjas | — |