Where does “matkapooli” come from?

matkapooli (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian matka, from Proto-Finnic matka, from Proto-Uralic mëtka — passage.

matkapooli (Ingrian): direction of the journey

Definitions

  1. direction of the journey

Ancestry of “matkapooli”, step by step

matkapooli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian matka

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

via Ingrian pooli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpoolihalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic mëtka →Every word from Proto-Finnic matka →Every word from Ingrian matka →