Where does “matkailija” come from?

matkailija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

matkailija (Finnish): tourist; traveler, traveller

Definitions

  1. tourist; traveler, traveller

Ancestry of “matkailija”, step by step

matkailija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish matkailla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmatkaillaTo travel
2FinnishmatkataTo travel
3Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
4Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
5Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

Words derived from “matkailija”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →