Where does “metsästyslippu” come from?
metsästyslippu (Finnish) comes from Finnish metsästys, from Finnish metsästää, from Finnish metsä, from Proto-Finnic *meccä, from Proto-Baltic medjas.
Ancestry of “metsästyslippu”, step by step
metsästyslippu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish metsästys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | metsästys | hunting |
| 2 | Finnish | metsästää | to hunt |
| 3 | Finnish | metsä | forest, woods; bush; hunting |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | *meccä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | medjas | — |
via Finnish lippu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lippu | flag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket |