Where does “matkareitti” come from?

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

matkareitti (Finnish): itinerary

Definitions

  1. itinerary

Ancestry of “matkareitti”, step by step

matkareitti 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 reitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreittiroute
2Old Norsereitrmarked-out space; square; marked-out space
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →