Where does “herättäjäjuhlat” come from?

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

herättäjäjuhlat (Finnish): annual religious summer festival held by the herännäisyys movement

Definitions

  1. annual religious summer festival held by the herännäisyys movement

Ancestry of “herättäjäjuhlat”, step by step

herättäjäjuhlat 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 herättäjä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherättäjäawakener one who awakens someone
2Finnishherättääto wake up, awake(n)
3Finnishherätäto awake, to wake up, to awaken; to arise, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →