Where does “evakkomatka” come from?

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

evakkomatka (Finnish): evacuation journey journey an evacuee takes in order to get into a safe area

Definitions

  1. evacuation journey journey an evacuee takes in order to get into a safe area

Ancestry of “evakkomatka”, step by step

evakkomatka 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 evakko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishevakkoevacuee evacuated person
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →