Where does “jäähyväisjuhla” come from?

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

jäähyväisjuhla (Finnish): farewell party

Definitions

  1. farewell party

Ancestry of “jäähyväisjuhla”, step by step

jäähyväisjuhla 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 jäähyväiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäähyväisetgoodbye, farewell; valediction
2Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
3Proto-Finnicjääice
4Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →