Where does “metsäkato” come from?

metsäkato (Finnish) comes from Finnish kato, from Finnish katsoa, from Proto-Finnic kaccodak, from Proto-Germanic gātijaną.

metsäkato (Finnish): deforestation

Definitions

  1. deforestation

Ancestry of “metsäkato”, step by step

metsäkato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatofailure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;...
2Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
3Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
4Proto-Germanicgātijaną—

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Germanic gātijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaccodak →Every word from Finnish katsoa →