Where does “välimatka” come from?

välimatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish matka, from Proto-Finnic matka, from Proto-Uralic mëtka — passage.

välimatka (Finnish): distance

Definitions

  1. distance

Ancestry of “välimatka”, step by step

välimatka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish matka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatkatrip; journey; distance
2Proto-Finnicmatkaway, path; journey, trip; distance
3Proto-Uralicmëtkapassage

via Finnish väli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväligap, space; interval; distance
2Proto-Finnicvälji—

Words derived from “välimatka”

Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Finnish matka →