Where does “avajaisjuhla” come from?

avajaisjuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish avajaiset, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

avajaisjuhla (Finnish): opening ceremony

Definitions

  1. opening ceremony

Ancestry of “avajaisjuhla”, step by step

avajaisjuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish avajaiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavajaisetopening, opening ceremony
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla—
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →