Where does “päätösjuhla” come from?

päätösjuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish päätös, from Finnish päättää, from Finnish pää, from Proto-Finnic pää, from Proto-Uralic päŋe — head.

päätösjuhla (Finnish): closing ceremony

Definitions

  1. closing ceremony

Ancestry of “päätösjuhla”, step by step

päätösjuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish päätös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäätösdecision; resolution; ending
2Finnishpäättääto end, conclude, terminate, finish, bring to a close
3Finnishpäähead; end, tip
4Proto-Finnicpäähead
5Proto-Uralicpäŋehead

via Finnish juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla—
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Uralic päŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic pää →Every word from Finnish pää →