Where does “mõtsāizānd” come from?

mõtsāizānd (Livonian) comes from Livonian mõtsā, from Proto-Finnic *meccä, from Proto-Baltic medjas.

mõtsāizānd (Livonian): forester, forest manager

Definitions

  1. forester, forest manager

Ancestry of “mõtsāizānd”, step by step

mõtsāizānd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian mõtsā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianmõtsāforest
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—

via Livonian izānd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianizāndhead of the household, master of the household, lord
Every word from Proto-Baltic medjas →Every word from Proto-Finnic *meccä →Every word from Livonian mõtsā →