Where does “joulukataja” come from?

joulukataja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kataja, from Proto-Finnic kataga, from Proto-Finno-Ugric koča.

joulukataja (Finnish): Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. ellwoodii

Definitions

  1. Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. ellwoodii

Ancestry of “joulukataja”, step by step

joulukataja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kataja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatajajuniper; common juniper, "Juniperus communis"
2Proto-Finnickatagajuniper
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickoča—

via Finnish joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjouluChristmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric koča →Every word from Proto-Finnic kataga →Every word from Finnish kataja →