Where does “metsänjalostus” come from?

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

metsänjalostus (Finnish): tree breeding

Definitions

  1. tree breeding

Ancestry of “metsänjalostus”, step by step

metsänjalostus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsä

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

via Finnish jalostus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalostusselective breeding, cross-breeding and other...
2FinnishjalostaaTo refine; To selectively breed
3Finnishjalonoble; fine, refined
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →