Where does “matka-asiakirja” come from?

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

matka-asiakirja (Finnish): travel document

Definitions

  1. travel document

Ancestry of “matka-asiakirja”, step by step

matka-asiakirja 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 asiakirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishasiakirjadocument
2Finnishkirjabook; quire
3Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →