Where does “elojuhla” come from?

elojuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish juhla, from Proto-Finnic juhla, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

elojuhla (Finnish): harvest festival

Definitions

  1. harvest festival

Ancestry of “elojuhla”, step by step

elojuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla—
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Finnish Elo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishElolife, living
2Proto-Samicealōreindeer herd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →