Where does “melontaretki” come from?
melontaretki (Finnish) comes from Finnish melonta, from Finnish meloa, from Finnish mela, from Proto-Finnic mela, from Proto-Finno-Permic melä.
melontaretki (Finnish): canoe trip
Ancestry of “melontaretki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | melonta | paddling |
| 2 | Finnish | meloa | to paddle; "~ :" to kayak; "~ :" to canoe |
| 3 | Finnish | mela | paddle; dick |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | mela | paddle |
| 5 | Proto-Finno-Permic | melä | — |