Where does “metsäkauris” come from?

metsäkauris (Finnish) comes from Finnish kauris, from Proto-Finnic kapris, from Proto-Germanic hafraz, from Proto-Indo-European kápros — he-goat, billy goat.

metsäkauris (Finnish): roe deer, "Capreolus capreolus"; roebuck

Definitions

  1. roe deer, "Capreolus capreolus"; roebuck

Ancestry of “metsäkauris”, step by step

metsäkauris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kauris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaurisA mountain goat, more specifically called...
2Proto-Finnickaprishe-goat
3Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat

via Finnish metsä

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

Words derived from “metsäkauris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kápros →Every word from Proto-Germanic hafraz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kapris →