Where does “runsasmetsäinen” come from?

runsasmetsäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish metsä, from Proto-Finnic *meccä, from Proto-Baltic medjas.

runsasmetsäinen (Finnish): with many forests, with abundant forests

Definitions

  1. with many forests, with abundant forests

Ancestry of “runsasmetsäinen”, step by step

runsasmetsäinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metsä

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

via Finnish runsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrunsasabundant, plentiful; sizable, hefty; abundant
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →