Where does “juhannuskokko” come from?

juhannuskokko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kokko, from Proto-Finnic kokkoi, from Proto-Finnic kokka — hook.

juhannuskokko (Finnish): A bonfire traditionally burnt on the eve of the Midsummer Day, originally in order to drive away evil spirits

Definitions

  1. A bonfire traditionally burnt on the eve of the Midsummer Day, originally in order to drive away evil spirits

Ancestry of “juhannuskokko”, step by step

juhannuskokko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kokko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKokkoAny of a number of small places in Finland
2Proto-Finnickokkoia conical heap
3Proto-Finnickokkahook

via Finnish juhannus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjuhannusMidsummer Day, Saint John's Day
Every word from Proto-Finnic kokka →Every word from Proto-Finnic kokkoi →Every word from Finnish Kokko →