Where does “metsätyömaa” come from?

metsätyömaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish työmaa, from Finnish työ, from Proto-Finnic töö, from Proto-Finnic tek, from Proto-Uralic te — you.

metsätyömaa (Finnish): forestry work site, forest work site

Definitions

  1. forestry work site, forest work site

Ancestry of “metsätyömaa”, step by step

metsätyömaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish työmaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyömaaworksite
2Finnishtyöwork; job; you
3Proto-FinnictööAlternative form of *tek; work, labour
4Proto-Finnictekyou
5Proto-Uralicteyou

via Finnish metsätyö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsätyöforestry work
2Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
3Proto-Finnic*meccä—
4Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Uralic te →