Where does “juhlamekko” come from?

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

juhlamekko (Finnish): A party dress

Definitions

  1. A party dress

Ancestry of “juhlamekko”, step by step

juhlamekko 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 mekko

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