Where does “metsästysfasaani” come from?

metsästysfasaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish fasaani, from Swedish fasan, from German fasān, from Middle High German fasān, from Latin phāsiānus, from Ancient Greek φασιανός, from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός, from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς — Phasis.

metsästysfasaani (Finnish): common pheasant when viewed as a gamebird

Definitions

  1. common pheasant when viewed as a gamebird

Ancestry of “metsästysfasaani”, step by step

metsästysfasaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish fasaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfasaanipheasant
2Swedishfasanpheasant
3Germanfasānpheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
4Middle High Germanfasān—
5Latinphāsiānuspheasant (bird)
6Ancient Greekφασιανόςpheasant
7Ancient GreekΦᾱσῐᾱνόςPhasian
8Ancient GreekΦᾶσῐςPhasis

via Finnish metsästys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsästyshunting
2Finnishmetsästääto hunt
3Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
4Proto-Finnic*meccä—
5Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾶσῐς →Every word from Ancient Greek Φᾱσῐᾱνός →Every word from Ancient Greek φασιανός →