Where does “metsähiin” come from?

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

metsähiin (Ingrian): predator

Definitions

  1. predator

Ancestry of “metsähiin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsäforest, woods; bush; hunting
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Finnish metsä →