Where does “vaellusreitti” come from?

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

vaellusreitti (Finnish): hiking path, walking path

Definitions

  1. hiking path, walking path

Ancestry of “vaellusreitti”, step by step

vaellusreitti 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 reitti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishreittiroute
2Old Norsereitrmarked-out space; square; marked-out space
Every word from Finnish -eltaa →Every word from Finnish vaeltaa →Every word from Finnish vaellus →