Where does “juhla” come from?

juhla (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic juhla, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.

juhla (Finnish): party, celebration; feast; celebration

Definitions

  1. party, celebration; feast; celebration

Ancestry of “juhla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjuhla
2Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “juhla

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə-
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