Where does “kurpitsajuhla” come from?

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

kurpitsajuhla (Finnish): Halloween

Definitions

  1. Halloween

Ancestry of “kurpitsajuhla”, step by step

kurpitsajuhla 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 kurpitsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurpitsapumpkin, squash, gourd; Any of the plants in the...
2Swedishkurbitsgourd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →
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