Where does “metsäoppilaitos” come from?

metsäoppilaitos (Finnish) comes from Finnish oppilaitos, from Finnish laitos, from Finnish laittaa, from Proto-Finnic laittadak, from Proto-Germanic lagjaną, from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- — to lie.

metsäoppilaitos (Finnish): forestry institute, forestry college

Definitions

  1. forestry institute, forestry college

Ancestry of “metsäoppilaitos”, step by step

metsäoppilaitos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oppilaitos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoppilaitoseducational institution
2Finnishlaitosinstitution; faculty; facility
3Finnishlaittaato put, set, place; to prepare food; To criticize
4Proto-Finniclaittadakto put down
5Proto-Germaniclagjanąto lay, to place in a resting position
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European legʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lagjaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic laittadak →