Where does “kesäjuhla” come from?

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

kesäjuhla (Finnish): summer party, summer festival

Definitions

  1. summer party, summer festival

Ancestry of “kesäjuhla”, step by step

kesäjuhla 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 kesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesäsummer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu
2Proto-Finnickesäsummer; fallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ós-r—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →
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