Where does “jouluviikko” come from?
jouluviikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish viikko, from Proto-Germanic wikǭ, from Proto-Indo-European weyg- — to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to...
jouluviikko (Finnish): Christmas week
Definitions
- Christmas week
Ancestry of “jouluviikko”, step by step
jouluviikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viikko | week |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wikǭ | sequence; week |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | weyg- | to bend, wind, turn, yield; to wind, bend; to... |
via Finnish joulu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | joulu | Christmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu |