Where does “juhlapyhä” come from?

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

juhlapyhä (Finnish): holiday, more specifically a day off due to a (calendar) holiday

Definitions

  1. holiday, more specifically a day off due to a (calendar) holiday

Ancestry of “juhlapyhä”, step by step

juhlapyhä 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 pyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpyhäholy, sacred; Sunday, dominical,...
2Proto-Finnicpühäholiday, fast; holy, sacred
3Proto-Finno-Permicpišä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →