Where does “tunturivaellus” come from?

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

tunturivaellus (Finnish): hike or hiking trip to a fell

Definitions

  1. hike or hiking trip to a fell

Ancestry of “tunturivaellus”, step by step

tunturivaellus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaellus

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

via Finnish tunturi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishtunturiA fell
2Proto-Samictuontërfell
Every word from Finnish -eltaa →Every word from Finnish vaeltaa →Every word from Finnish vaellus →
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