Where does “juhla” come from?

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

Ancestry of “juhla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjehwląfestivity, celebration; Yule
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyekə-joke, play

Words derived from “juhla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yekə- →Every word from Proto-Germanic jehwlą →