Where does “mettsesika” come from?

mettsesika (Votic) comes from Votic sika, from Proto-Finnic cika, from Proto-West Germanic tigā — she-goat.

mettsesika (Votic): badger

Definitions

  1. badger

Ancestry of “mettsesika”, step by step

mettsesika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Votic sika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticsikapig
2Proto-Finniccikapig
3Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat

via Votic mettse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Voticmettseforest
2Proto-Finnic*meccä—
3Proto-Balticmedjas—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic tigā →Every word from Proto-Finnic cika →Every word from Votic sika →
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