Where does “syntymäjuhla” come from?
syntymäjuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish juhla, from Proto-Finnic juhla, from Proto-Germanic jehwlą, from Proto-Indo-European yekə- — joke, play.
syntymäjuhla (Finnish): birth celebration
Ancestry of “syntymäjuhla”, step by step
syntymäjuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish syntymä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syntymä | birth |
| 2 | Finnish | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; The suffix... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ma | Forms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the... |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |