Where does “matkakirja” come from?

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

matkakirja (Finnish): travel book

Definitions

  1. travel book

Ancestry of “matkakirja”, step by step

matkakirja 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 kirja

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