Where does “matkavene” come from?

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

matkavene (Finnish): cruising boat

Definitions

  1. cruising boat

Ancestry of “matkavene”, step by step

matkavene 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 vene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveneboat
2Proto-Finnicvenehboat
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →