Where does “jouluvalmistelut” come from?
jouluvalmistelut (Finnish) comes from Finnish valmistelu, from Finnish valmistella, from Finnish valmistaa, from Finnish -taa, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
jouluvalmistelut (Finnish): Christmas preparations
Definitions
- Christmas preparations
Ancestry of “jouluvalmistelut”, step by step
jouluvalmistelut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish valmistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | valmistelu | preparation |
| 2 | Finnish | valmistella | to prepare for a future purpose; to make preparations in a more or less indifferent manner; to set up |
| 3 | Finnish | valmistaa | To make, prepare; to prepare someone for... |
| 4 | Finnish | -taa | Forms causative verbs; Forms verbs from nouns and... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |
via Finnish joulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joulu | Christmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu |