Where does “matkailu” come from?

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

matkailu (Finnish): travel; tourism

Definitions

  1. travel; tourism

Ancestry of “matkailu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “matkailu

Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic matkaEvery word from Finnish matka