Where does “aurinkomatka” come from?

aurinkomatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish matka, from Proto-Finnic matka, from Proto-Uralic mëtka — passage.

aurinkomatka (Finnish): vacation in the sun

Definitions

  1. vacation in the sun

Ancestry of “aurinkomatka”, step by step

aurinkomatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

via Finnish aurinko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaurinkothe Sun
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →