Where does “juhlapuku” come from?
juhlapuku (Finnish) comes from Finnish juhla, from Proto-Finnic juhla, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.
juhlapuku (Finnish): full dress, evening dress
Definitions
- full dress, evening dress
Ancestry of “juhlapuku”, step by step
juhlapuku 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 puku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puku | suit set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers |
| 2 | Zulu | mpuku | — |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | *pʊ́kʊ̀ | rat, mouse |
Words derived from “juhlapuku”