Where does “jõulurõõm” come from?

jõulurõõm (Estonian) comes from Estonian rõõm, from Proto-Finnic reemu — joy, happiness.

jõulurõõm (Estonian): Christmas cheer

Definitions

  1. Christmas cheer

Ancestry of “jõulurõõm”, step by step

jõulurõõm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian rõõm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrõõmjoy, happiness
2Proto-Finnicreemujoy, happiness

via Estonian jõulud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianjõuludChristmas
Every word from Proto-Finnic reemuEvery word from Estonian rõõm