Where does “hiihtovaellus” come from?

hiihtovaellus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaellus, from Finnish vaeltaa, from Finnish -eltaa — Variant of -ltaa.

hiihtovaellus (Finnish): ski hike, ski tour; (multi-day) skiing trip

Definitions

  1. ski hike, ski tour; (multi-day) skiing trip

Ancestry of “hiihtovaellus”, step by step

hiihtovaellus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaellushike; peregrination; migration
2FinnishvaeltaaTo wander, roam, travel, trek, ramble; to hike;...
3Finnish-eltaaVariant of -ltaa

via Finnish hiihto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiihtoskiing; "In plural," skiing games
2FinnishhiihtääTo ski
Every word from Finnish -eltaa →Every word from Finnish vaeltaa →Every word from Finnish vaellus →