Where does “perhejuhla” come from?

perhejuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish perhe, from Proto-Finnic pereh, from Proto-Finnic perä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric perä, from Proto-Uralic *perä — hindquarters, back part of something.

perhejuhla (Finnish): family reunion, family party

Definitions

  1. family reunion, family party

Ancestry of “perhejuhla”, step by step

perhejuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish perhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperhefamily, nuclear family
2Proto-Finnicperehfamily, nuclear family
3Proto-Finnicperärear, back; far end
4Proto-Finno-Ugricperä
5Proto-Uralic*perähindquarters, back part of something

via Finnish juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Uralic *peräEvery word from Proto-Finno-Ugric peräEvery word from Proto-Finnic perä