Where does “matkakuume” come from?

matkakuume (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuume, from Finnish kuuma, from Proto-Finnic kuuma — hot.

matkakuume (Finnish): travel fever

Definitions

  1. travel fever

Ancestry of “matkakuume”, step by step

matkakuume traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuume

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkuumefever, temperature; A rush, a period of feverish...
2Finnishkuumahot; ardent, passionate, fervent
3Proto-Finnickuumahot

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuma →Every word from Finnish kuuma →Every word from Finnish kuume →