Where does “metsänmyynti” come from?

metsänmyynti (Finnish) comes from Finnish myynti, from Finnish myydä, from Proto-Finnic *müüdäk, from Proto-Uralic mixe-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw-.

metsänmyynti (Finnish): selling forests

Definitions

  1. selling forests

Ancestry of “metsänmyynti”, step by step

metsänmyynti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myynti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyyntisale
2Finnishmyydäto sell
3Proto-Finnic*müüdäk—
4Proto-Uralicmixe-give
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mey-gw-—

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mey-gw- →Every word from Proto-Uralic mixe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic *müüdäk →
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