Where does “erojaisjuhla” come from?
erojaisjuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish erojaiset, from Finnish ero, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.
Ancestry of “erojaisjuhla”, step by step
erojaisjuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish erojaiset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | erojaiset | sendoff farewell party |
| 2 | Finnish | ero | difference, distinction; Short for avioero;... |
| 3 | Finnish | -o | Forms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -o | Forms action/result nouns from verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -w | — |
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 |