Where does “metsälähiö” come from?

metsälähiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lähiö, from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

metsälähiö (Finnish): a "forest suburb"; a suburb built into or next to a forest, with ample space between buildings to allow for trees

Definitions

  1. a "forest suburb"; a suburb built into or next to a forest, with ample space between buildings to allow for trees

Ancestry of “metsälähiö”, step by step

metsälähiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lähiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlähiösuburb
2Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
3Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
4Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Spanish -ijo →
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