Where does “ilojuhla” come from?

ilojuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilo, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

ilojuhla (Finnish): feast, celebration

Definitions

  1. feast, celebration

Ancestry of “ilojuhla”, step by step

ilojuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilojoy, delight, happiness, pleasure; love, lover
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
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 -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus