Where does “riemujuhla” come from?

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

riemujuhla (Finnish): jubilee

Definitions

  1. jubilee

Ancestry of “riemujuhla”, step by step

riemujuhla 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 riemu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriemujoy, elation, glee
2Proto-Finnicreemujoy, happiness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →
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