Where does “pikkujoulujuhla” come from?

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

pikkujoulujuhla (Finnish): Synonym of pikkujoulu

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pikkujoulu

Ancestry of “pikkujoulujuhla”, step by step

pikkujoulujuhla 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 pikkujoulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkujoulupre-Christmas party
2Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
3Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə-Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwląEvery word from Proto-Finnic juhla
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