Where does “metsäunikeko” come from?

metsäunikeko (Finnish) comes from Finnish unikeko, from Finnish uni, from Proto-Finnic uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic une.

Ancestry of “metsäunikeko”, step by step

metsäunikeko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish unikeko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishunikekoA dormouse; An edible dormouse or fat dormouse,...
2Finnishunidream; sleep
3Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
4Proto-Finno-Permicune—

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic une →Every word from Proto-Finnic uni →Every word from Finnish uni →