Where does “matkaseura” come from?

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

matkaseura (Finnish): traveling companion, travel companion, travel company

Definitions

  1. traveling companion, travel companion, travel company

Ancestry of “matkaseura”, step by step

matkaseura 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 seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →
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