Where does “metsätalous” come from?

metsätalous (Finnish) comes from Finnish talous, from Finnish talo, from Ludian taloi, from Proto-Finnic talo, from Proto-Baltic talˀa-.

metsätalous (Finnish): forestry

Definitions

  1. forestry

Ancestry of “metsätalous”, step by step

metsätalous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish talous

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalouseconomy; finance; a system that maintains...
2Finnishtalohouse; building; farm, homestead
3Ludiantaloifarm; house
4Proto-Finnictalofarm, farmstead
5Proto-Baltictalˀa-

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä
3Proto-Balticmedjas

Words derived from “metsätalous

Every word from Proto-Baltic talˀa-Every word from Proto-Finnic taloEvery word from Ludian taloi
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