Where does “joululaulu” come from?

joululaulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish laulu, from Proto-Finnic laulu, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.

joululaulu (Finnish): Christmas carol

Definitions

  1. Christmas carol

Ancestry of “joululaulu”, step by step

joululaulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing

via Finnish joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjouluChristmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu
Every word from Proto-Finnic lauladak →Every word from Proto-Finnic laulu →Every word from Finnish laulu →