Where does “ulkomaanmatka” come from?

ulkomaanmatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish ulkomaa, from Votic maa, from Proto-Finnic maa, from Proto-Uralic mëxe, from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s — great.

ulkomaanmatka (Finnish): trip abroad

Definitions

  1. trip abroad

Ancestry of “ulkomaanmatka”, step by step

ulkomaanmatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ulkomaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishulkomaaforeign country
2Voticmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵh₂s →Every word from Proto-Uralic mëxe →Every word from Proto-Finnic maa →