Where does “jatkomatka” come from?
jatkomatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish jatko, from Finnish jatkaa, from Proto-Finnic jatkadak — to continue, to go on, to keep on; to lengthen,...
jatkomatka (Finnish): onward journey
Ancestry of “jatkomatka”, step by step
jatkomatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jatko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jatko | follow-on, follow-up; addition; lengthening |
| 2 | Finnish | jatkaa | to continue, keep on, go on; to extend, lengthen,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jatkadak | to continue, to go on, to keep on; to lengthen,... |
via Finnish matka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matka | trip; journey; distance |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | matka | way, path; journey, trip; distance |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mëtka | passage |