Where does “matkata” come from?

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

matkata (Finnish): To travel

Definitions

  1. To travel

Ancestry of “matkata”, step by step

matkata 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 tä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtäwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...

Words derived from “matkata”

Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →