Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/meccä

Etymology
Probably borrowed from (whence,  and .  The term was apparently borrowed during the time of the split of South Estonian and Livonian from the rest of Finnic, as the former group borrowed it with back vowel harmony, whereas the latter group has front vowel harmony.

Alternatively from, , compare.

Noun

 * 1) forest

Descendants

 * North Karelian:
 * South Karelian:
 * North Karelian:
 * South Karelian:
 * North Karelian:
 * South Karelian: