Where does “hiihtomatka” come from?

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

hiihtomatka (Finnish): ski trip, ski tour

Definitions

  1. ski trip, ski tour

Ancestry of “hiihtomatka”, step by step

hiihtomatka 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 hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →