Where does “metsäkilpikonna” come from?

metsäkilpikonna (Finnish) comes from Finnish kilpikonna, from Finnish kilpi, from Proto-Finnic kilpi, from Proto-Germanic hlībō — shelter, covering.

metsäkilpikonna (Finnish): wood turtle turtle of the species

Definitions

  1. wood turtle turtle of the species

Ancestry of “metsäkilpikonna”, step by step

metsäkilpikonna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kilpikonna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkilpikonnaturtle, tortoise
2Finnishkilpishield, protective armor; shield with route...
3Proto-Finnickilpishield
4Proto-Germanichlībōshelter, covering

via Finnish metsä

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