Where does “juhla-asu” come from?
juhla-asu (Finnish) comes from Finnish juhla, from Proto-Finnic juhla, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.
juhla-asu (Finnish): formalwear, a formal suit
Definitions
- formalwear, a formal suit
Ancestry of “juhla-asu”, step by step
juhla-asu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juhla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juhla | party, celebration; feast; celebration |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | juhla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |
via Finnish asu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | asu | attire, dress, suit, raiment; form, figure,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
Words derived from “juhla-asu”