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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsästyshunting
2Finnishmetsästääto hunt
3Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
4Proto-Finnic*meccä
5Proto-Balticmedjas

via Finnish lippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlippuflag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjasEvery word from Proto-Finnic *meccäEvery word from Finnish metsä