Where does “metsänistutus” come from?

metsänistutus (Finnish) comes from Finnish istutus, from Finnish istuttaa, from Finnish istua, from Proto-Finnic istudak — sit.

metsänistutus (Finnish): forestation, afforestation

Definitions

  1. forestation, afforestation

Ancestry of “metsänistutus”, step by step

metsänistutus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish istutus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishistutusThe act of planting
2Finnishistuttaato plant; to introduce an animal to an area...
3Finnishistuato sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to...
4Proto-Finnicistudaksit

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Finnic istudak →Every word from Finnish istua →Every word from Finnish istuttaa →