Where does “matkamies” come from?

matkamies (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

matkamies (Finnish): traveler

Definitions

  1. traveler

Ancestry of “matkamies”, step by step

matkamies traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Finnish matka

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