Where does “metsämökki” come from?

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

metsämökki (Finnish): cabin in the woods

Definitions

  1. cabin in the woods

Ancestry of “metsämökki”, step by step

metsämökki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsä

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

via Finnish mökki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmökkiA small, usually wooden house; cottage, cabin;...
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →