Where does “metsokana” come from?

metsokana (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian kana, from Proto-Finnic kana, from Proto-Germanic hanjō, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- — to sing.

metsokana (Ingrian): female capercaillie

Definitions

  1. female capercaillie

Ancestry of “metsokana”, step by step

metsokana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankanahen
2Proto-Finnickanafowl, hen
3Proto-Germanichanjōhen
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂n-to sing

via Finnish metso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmetsowood grouse, capercaillie, "Tetrao urogallus"
2Proto-Finnicmeccoicapercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂n- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hanjō →Every word from Proto-Finnic kana →