Where does “läksiäisjuhla” come from?

läksiäisjuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish läksiäiset, from Finnish -iäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

läksiäisjuhla (Finnish): farewell party

Definitions

  1. farewell party

Ancestry of “läksiäisjuhla”, step by step

läksiäisjuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish läksiäiset

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläksiäisetfarewell party, send-off
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus