Where does “alkajaisjuhla” come from?
alkajaisjuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish juhla, from Proto-Finnic juhla, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.
alkajaisjuhla (Finnish): opening ceremony, opening celebration, opening event
Definitions
- opening ceremony, opening celebration, opening event
Ancestry of “alkajaisjuhla”, step by step
alkajaisjuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juhla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juhla | party, celebration; feast; celebration |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | juhla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |
via Finnish alkajaiset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | alkajaiset | opening, opening event |
| 2 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |