Where does “joulunalus” come from?

joulunalus (Finnish) comes from Finnish alus, from Finnish ala, from Proto-Finnic ala, from Proto-Uralic ëla — below.

joulunalus (Finnish): the time or period leading up to Christmas

Definitions

  1. the time or period leading up to Christmas

Ancestry of “joulunalus”, step by step

joulunalus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalusvessel, craft, ship; underlay, base; subject
2Finnishalaarea, field, domain; field, discipline; industry,...
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow

via Finnish joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjouluChristmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëla →Every word from Proto-Finnic ala →Every word from Finnish ala →