Where does “matkakirje” come from?

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

matkakirje (Finnish): travel letter

Definitions

  1. travel letter

Ancestry of “matkakirje”, step by step

matkakirje 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 kirje

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