Where does “hiihtoretki” come from?

hiihtoretki (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiihto, from Finnish hiihtää — To ski.

hiihtoretki (Finnish): ski trip, skiing trip, ski tour, skiing tour

Definitions

  1. ski trip, skiing trip, ski tour, skiing tour

Ancestry of “hiihtoretki”, step by step

hiihtoretki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski

via Finnish retki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishretkitrip; expedition
Every word from Finnish hiihtää →Every word from Finnish hiihto →