Where does “juhlavalaistu” come from?

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

juhlavalaistu (Finnish): lit up or illuminated to celebrate an occasion

Definitions

  1. lit up or illuminated to celebrate an occasion

Ancestry of “juhlavalaistu”, step by step

juhlavalaistu 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 valaistu

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