Where does “reppumatkailu” come from?

reppumatkailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish matkailu, from Finnish matkailla, from Finnish matkata, from Finnish matka, from Proto-Finnic matka, from Proto-Uralic mëtka — passage.

reppumatkailu (Finnish): backpacking travelling

Definitions

  1. backpacking travelling

Ancestry of “reppumatkailu”, step by step

reppumatkailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish matkailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkailutravel; tourism
2FinnishmatkaillaTo travel
3FinnishmatkataTo travel
4Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
5Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
6Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

via Finnish reppu

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