Where does “matkalippu” come from?

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

matkalippu (Finnish): A ticket

Definitions

  1. A ticket

Ancestry of “matkalippu”, step by step

matkalippu 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 lippu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlippuflag, banner; colours; sheet, ticket

Words derived from “matkalippu”

Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →