Where does “metsänkasvatus” come from?

metsänkasvatus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kasvatus, from Finnish kasvattaa, from Finnish -ttää, from Proto-Finnic -ttadak, from Proto-Uralic -kta-.

metsänkasvatus (Finnish): growing a forest, tree farming, arboriculture, silviculture

Definitions

  1. growing a forest, tree farming, arboriculture, silviculture

Ancestry of “metsänkasvatus”, step by step

metsänkasvatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kasvatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasvatusrearing; upbringing; raising
2FinnishkasvattaaTo let grow; To grow, raise, breed; To rear,...
3Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
4Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
5Proto-Uralic-kta-—

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -kta- →Every word from Finnish -ttää →Every word from Proto-Finnic -ttadak →