Where does “tervetulojuhla” come from?

tervetulojuhla (Finnish) comes from Finnish tervetuloa, from Finnish tulo, from Finnish tulla, from Proto-Finnic tuldak, from Proto-Uralic tole-, from Hungarian -ál, from Hungarian -l, from Proto-Uralic -l.

tervetulojuhla (Finnish): welcoming party

Definitions

  1. welcoming party

Ancestry of “tervetulojuhla”, step by step

tervetulojuhla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tervetuloa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervetuloawelcome, great to see you, nice you could come;...
2Finnishtulocoming, arrival; product; income
3Finnishtullato come; to become, get, go, turn; to have to do,...
4Proto-Finnictuldakto come
5Proto-Uralictole-to come
6Hungarian-álSame as -l with the "-á-" linking vowel. Used for...
7Hungarian-lAppended to a noun, an adjective or less...
8Proto-Uralic-l

via Finnish juhla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuhlaparty, celebration; feast; celebration
2Proto-Finnicjuhla
3Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play
Every word from Proto-Uralic -lEvery word from Hungarian -álEvery word from Proto-Uralic tole-