Where does “jõuluöö” come from?
jõuluöö (Estonian) comes from Estonian öö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.
jõuluöö (Estonian): Christmas night
Ancestry of “jõuluöö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | öö | night; The name of the Latin-script letter Ö |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | öö | night |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | üje | — |