Where does “safarimatka” come from?

safarimatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish safari, from Swahili safari, from Arabic سَفَر, from Arabic عَلِيّ — to be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

safarimatka (Finnish): safari tour

Definitions

  1. safari tour

Ancestry of “safarimatka”, step by step

safarimatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish safari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsafarisafari
2Swahilisafarijourney, trip; a time or instance
3Arabicسَفَرjourney, travel; trip
4Arabicعَلِيّto be high, exalted; Ali; exalted, noble; to be...

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Arabic عَلِيّ →Every word from Arabic سَفَر →Every word from Swahili safari →
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