Where does “metsäkirvinen” come from?

metsäkirvinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish metsä, from Proto-Finnic *meccä, from Proto-Baltic medjas.

metsäkirvinen (Finnish): tree pipit

Definitions

  1. tree pipit

Ancestry of “metsäkirvinen”, step by step

metsäkirvinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsä

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

via Finnish kirvinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirvinenpipit
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →