Where does “rantametsä” come from?

rantametsä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

rantametsä (Finnish): riparian forest

Definitions

  1. riparian forest

Ancestry of “rantametsä”, step by step

rantametsä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Ranta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRantaAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Finnishrantashore; beach; bank
3Proto-Finnicrantashore, coast
4Proto-Germanicstrandōedge; rim; shore, strand
5Proto-Indo-European(s)trAnt-strand, border, field
6Proto-Indo-Europeansterh₃-to spread, extend, stretch out
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Finnish metsä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt- →