Where does “metsälehmus” come from?

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

metsälehmus (Finnish): small-leaved lime, "Tilia cordata"

Definitions

  1. small-leaved lime, "Tilia cordata"

Ancestry of “metsälehmus”, step by step

metsälehmus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsä

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

via Finnish lehmus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehmuslinden, lime; linden; small-leaved lime, "Tilia...
2Proto-Finniclehmuslinden
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →