Where does “eräretki” come from?

eräretki (Finnish) comes from Finnish erä, from Proto-Finnic erä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric erä — apart.

eräretki (Finnish): a backpack trip or trek in the wilderness

Definitions

  1. a backpack trip or trek in the wilderness

Ancestry of “eräretki”, step by step

eräretki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish erä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
2Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
3Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart

via Finnish retki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishretkitrip; expedition
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric erä →Every word from Proto-Finnic erä →Every word from Finnish erä →