Where does “joulukiire” come from?

joulukiire (Finnish) comes from Finnish kiire, from Proto-Finnic kiireh — hurry, haste.

joulukiire (Finnish): Christmas rush

Definitions

  1. Christmas rush

Ancestry of “joulukiire”, step by step

joulukiire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kiire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiirehurry, haste; rush; something that causes one to...
2Proto-Finnickiirehhurry, haste

via Finnish joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjouluChristmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu
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