Where does “valkoinen joulu” come from?

valkoinen joulu (Finnish) comes from Finnish valkoinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

valkoinen joulu (Finnish): white Christmas

Definitions

  1. white Christmas

Ancestry of “valkoinen joulu”, step by step

valkoinen joulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish valkoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalkoinenwhite; Caucasian; A white colour
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjouluChristmas; Abbreviation of joulukuu
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →