Where does “siperianmetso” come from?

siperianmetso (Finnish) comes from Finnish metso, from Proto-Finnic meccoi — capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus).

siperianmetso (Finnish): black-billed capercaillie, "Tetrao parvirostris"

Definitions

  1. black-billed capercaillie, "Tetrao parvirostris"

Ancestry of “siperianmetso”, step by step

siperianmetso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish metso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsowood grouse, capercaillie, "Tetrao urogallus"
2Proto-Finnicmeccoicapercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

via Finnish Siperia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSiperiaSiberia's; of Siberia; Siberia
2RussianСиби́рьSiberia
Every word from Proto-Finnic meccoi →Every word from Finnish metso →