Where does “metsänuudistus” come from?

metsänuudistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish uudistus, from Finnish uudistaa, from Finnish uusi, from Proto-Finnic uuci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe — new.

metsänuudistus (Finnish): forest regeneration, reforestation

Definitions

  1. forest regeneration, reforestation

Ancestry of “metsänuudistus”, step by step

metsänuudistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uudistus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuudistusreform
2Finnishuudistaato reform, restore, reclaim; to renew; to...
3Finnishuusinew; Third person singular indicative past form...
4Proto-Finnicuucinew
5Proto-Finno-Ugricwuďenew

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe →Every word from Proto-Finnic uuci →Every word from Finnish uusi →