Where does “metsäpeitteinen” come from?
metsäpeitteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish peitteinen, from Finnish peittää, from Proto-Finnic peittädäk, from Proto-Finnic pej-, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä — thumb.
metsäpeitteinen (Finnish): wooded, covered in forests
Definitions
- wooded, covered in forests
Ancestry of “metsäpeitteinen”, step by step
metsäpeitteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peitteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peitteinen | covered in or with |
| 2 | Finnish | peittää | to cover |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | peittädäk | to cover; to hide, to conceal |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pej- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *pälkä | thumb |