Where does “juhlakalu” come from?

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

juhlakalu (Finnish): the person being celebrated or honored in a celebration, toast of the town

Definitions

  1. the person being celebrated or honored in a celebration, toast of the town

Ancestry of “juhlakalu”, step by step

juhlakalu 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 kalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaluphysical thing, object, tool; penis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →