Where does “neitsytmatka” come from?

neitsytmatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish neitsyt, from Finnish neiti, from Proto-Finnic neiti, from Proto-Uralic nejde — girl.

neitsytmatka (Finnish): A maiden voyage

Definitions

  1. A maiden voyage

Ancestry of “neitsytmatka”, step by step

neitsytmatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish neitsyt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneitsytA virgin
2Finnishneitimiss
3Proto-Finnicneitigirl, young woman
4Proto-Uralicnejdegirl

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Uralic nejde →Every word from Proto-Finnic neiti →Every word from Finnish neiti →