Where does “joulunodotus” come from?

joulunodotus (Finnish) comes from Finnish odotus, from Finnish odottaa, from Proto-Finno-Permic oća-.

joulunodotus (Finnish): waiting for Christmas

Definitions

  1. waiting for Christmas

Ancestry of “joulunodotus”, step by step

joulunodotus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish odotus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishodotuswait, waiting; expectation, anticipation
2Finnishodottaato wait (for), await, expect, anticipate
3Proto-Finno-Permicoća-

via Finnish joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjouluChristmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic oća-Every word from Finnish odottaaEvery word from Finnish odotus
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