Where does “suvijuhla” come from?

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

suvijuhla (Finnish): summer festival

Definitions

  1. summer festival

Ancestry of “suvijuhla”, step by step

suvijuhla 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 suvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuvisummer; south
2Proto-Finnicsuvisummer; south
3Proto-Uralicsuŋesummer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →Every word from Proto-Finnic juhla →