Where does “jõulurahu” come from?

jõulurahu (Estonian) comes from Estonian rahu, from Proto-Finnic rauha — peace, tranquility.

jõulurahu (Estonian): Christmas Truce

Definitions

  1. Christmas Truce

Ancestry of “jõulurahu”, step by step

jõulurahu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian rahu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianrahupeace; reef
2Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility

via Estonian jõulud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianjõuludChristmas
Every word from Proto-Finnic rauha →Every word from Estonian rahu →