Where does “surujuhla” come from?
surujuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish suru, from Finnish surra, from Proto-Finnic surdak, from Finnish sure-.
surujuhla (Finnish): ceremony of mourning
Ancestry of “surujuhla”, step by step
surujuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish suru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suru | sorrow, grief, woe; Swedish Finn |
| 2 | Finnish | surra | To mourn, grieve |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | surdak | to die |
| 4 | Finnish | sure- | — |
via Finnish juhla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juhla | party, celebration; feast; celebration |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | juhla | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | jehwlą | festivity, celebration; Yule |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yekə- | joke, play |