Where does “matkaseurue” come from?

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

matkaseurue (Finnish): travel party, group of people traveling together

Definitions

  1. travel party, group of people traveling together

Ancestry of “matkaseurue”, step by step

matkaseurue 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 seurue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuruegroup, party; entourage, retinue
2Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
3Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
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