Where does “keikkamatka” come from?

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

keikkamatka (Finnish): gig trip, tour trip

Definitions

  1. gig trip, tour trip

Ancestry of “keikkamatka”, step by step

keikkamatka 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 keikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeikkagig; job, task; heist
2FinnishkeikkuaTo rock
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →