Where does “matka” come from?

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

matka (Finnish): trip; journey; distance

Definitions

  1. trip; journey; distance

Ancestry of “matka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
2Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

Words derived from “matka”

Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →
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