Where does “lehtimajajuhla” come from?

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

lehtimajajuhla (Finnish): feast of tabernacles

Definitions

  1. feast of tabernacles

Ancestry of “lehtimajajuhla”, step by step

lehtimajajuhla 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 lehtimaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtimajaa shelter made of leaves
2FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →