Where does “matkaaja” come from?

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

matkaaja (Finnish): traveller/traveler

Definitions

  1. traveller/traveler

Ancestry of “matkaaja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmatkataTo travel
2Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
3Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
4Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

Words derived from “matkaaja”

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