Where does “metsänarviointi” come from?

metsänarviointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish arviointi, from Finnish arvioida, from Finnish arvio, from Finnish arvata, from Finnish ennalta, from Finnish -lta, from Proto-Finnic -lta — Ablative case ending.

metsänarviointi (Finnish): forest mensuration, forest appraisal

Definitions

  1. forest mensuration, forest appraisal

Ancestry of “metsänarviointi”, step by step

metsänarviointi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish arviointi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisharviointievaluation; review, criticism; valuation
2FinnisharvioidaTo estimate, evaluate, determine, judge, rate,...
3Finnisharvioestimate, assessment
4Finnisharvatato guess
5Finnishennaltabeforehand
6Finnish-ltaforms the ablative case
7Proto-Finnic-ltaAblative case ending

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä
3Proto-Balticmedjas
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ltaEvery word from Finnish -ltaEvery word from Finnish ennalta