Where does “riemukulkue” come from?

riemukulkue (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulkue, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

riemukulkue (Finnish): triumphal procession, triumphal ride

Definitions

  1. triumphal procession, triumphal ride

Ancestry of “riemukulkue”, step by step

riemukulkue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulkue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkueprocession; cortege
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish riemu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriemujoy, elation, glee
2Proto-Finnicreemujoy, happiness
Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedak →Every word from Finnish kulkea →