Where does “reppumatkaaja” come from?

reppumatkaaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish matkaaja, from Finnish matkata, from Finnish matka, from Proto-Finnic matka, from Proto-Uralic mëtka — passage.

reppumatkaaja (Finnish): backpacker

Definitions

  1. backpacker

Ancestry of “reppumatkaaja”, step by step

reppumatkaaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish matkaaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkaajatraveller/traveler
2FinnishmatkataTo travel
3Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
4Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
5Proto-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 →