Where does “ostosmatka” come from?

ostosmatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ostos, from Finnish ostaa, from Proto-Finnic ostadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

ostosmatka (Finnish): shopping trip

Definitions

  1. shopping trip

Ancestry of “ostosmatka”, step by step

ostosmatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ostos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostospurchase; shopping
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...

via Finnish matka

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