Where does “matkasauva” come from?

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

matkasauva (Finnish): hiking stick, hiking pole, trekking pole

Definitions

  1. hiking stick, hiking pole, trekking pole

Ancestry of “matkasauva”, step by step

matkasauva 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 sauva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsauvawand, staff, stick, rod; ski pole; rod cell
2Proto-Finnicsauvastaff, stick
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśawŋa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →
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