Where does “metsäköynnös” come from?

metsäköynnös (Finnish) comes from Finnish köynnös, from Finnish köysi, from Proto-Finnic keüci, from Proto-Uralic kewδe.

Ancestry of “metsäköynnös”, step by step

metsäköynnös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köynnös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishköynnösA creeper, climber; A vine; A grapevine
2Finnishköysirope
3Proto-Finnickeücirope
4Proto-Uralickewδe—

via Finnish metsä

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