Where does “pyhiinvaellusmatka” come from?

pyhiinvaellusmatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish pyhiinvaellus, from Finnish vaellus, from Finnish vaeltaa, from Finnish -eltaa — Variant of -ltaa.

pyhiinvaellusmatka (Finnish): pilgrimage

Definitions

  1. pilgrimage

Ancestry of “pyhiinvaellusmatka”, step by step

pyhiinvaellusmatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pyhiinvaellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyhiinvaelluspilgrimage; hajj
2Finnishvaellushike; peregrination; migration
3FinnishvaeltaaTo wander, roam, travel, trek, ramble; to hike;...
4Finnish-eltaaVariant of -ltaa

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Finnish -eltaa →Every word from Finnish vaeltaa →Every word from Finnish vaellus →