Where does “matkapappi” come from?

matkapappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pappi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *pappi, from Old East Slavic попъ, from Ancient Greek πάπας, from Ancient Greek πάππας — daddy, papa; papa, daddy; father.

matkapappi (Finnish): traveling priest, traveling clergyman

Definitions

  1. traveling priest, traveling clergyman

Ancestry of “matkapappi”, step by step

matkapappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpappipriest
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*pappi—
3Old East Slavicпопъpriest
4Ancient Greekπάπαςbishop, patriarch; father
5Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

Words derived from “matkapappi”

Every word from Ancient Greek πάππας →Every word from Ancient Greek πάπας →Every word from Old East Slavic попъ →