Where does “menomatka” come from?

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

menomatka (Finnish): outward journey, outbound journey; "journey there", "way there"

Definitions

  1. outward journey, outbound journey; "journey there", "way there"

Ancestry of “menomatka”, step by step

menomatka 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 meno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmenogoing; course, ride; expense, expenditure
2Proto-Finnicmenogoing
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →
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