Where does “reppumatka” come from?

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

reppumatka (Finnish): backpacking trip

Definitions

  1. backpacking trip

Ancestry of “reppumatka”, step by step

reppumatka 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 reppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreppubackpack; any kind of bag
2Old Swedishskræppa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →