Where does “juhla-ateria” come from?

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

juhla-ateria (Finnish): banquet

Definitions

  1. banquet

Ancestry of “juhla-ateria”, step by step

juhla-ateria traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla—
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

via Finnish ateria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishateriameal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →