Where does “matkustelu” come from?

matkustelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish matkustella, from Finnish matkustaa, from Ingrian matka, from Proto-Finnic matka, from Proto-Uralic mëtka — passage.

matkustelu (Finnish): travelling around, wandering

Definitions

  1. travelling around, wandering

Ancestry of “matkustelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkustella
2Finnishmatkustaato travel
3Ingrianmatkatrip; path
4Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
5Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic matkaEvery word from Ingrian matka