Where does “kävelymatka” come from?

kävelymatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävely, from Finnish kävellä, from Proto-Finnic käveldäk, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.

kävelymatka (Finnish): walk, walking distance distance to walk, distance walked

Definitions

  1. walk, walking distance distance to walk, distance walked

Ancestry of “kävelymatka”, step by step

kävelymatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kävely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkävelywalk trip made by walking
2Finnishkävelläto walk
3Proto-Finnickäveldäkto walk around
4Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
5Proto-Finnickäwe-—
6Proto-Germanic*skēwijanąto go

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic käwe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk →
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