Where does “metsäopossumi” come from?

metsäopossumi (Finnish) comes from Finnish opossumi, from English opossum, from Powhatan aposoum, from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa.

metsäopossumi (Finnish): gray four-eyed opossum, Philander opossum species of opossum

Definitions

  1. gray four-eyed opossum, Philander opossum species of opossum

Ancestry of “metsäopossumi”, step by step

metsäopossumi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish opossumi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishopossumiopossum marsupial of the family Didelphidae
2EnglishopossumAny American marsupial of the family Didelphidae....
3Powhatanaposoumwhite animal
4Proto-Algonquian*wa·p-aʔθemwa—

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Algonquian *wa·p-aʔθemwa →Every word from Powhatan aposoum →Every word from English opossum →