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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/joulu

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This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛃᛖᚢᛚᚢ (*jeulu), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, with a substitution *je-*jo-, as Proto-Finnic didn't allow word-initial *je-. Doublet of *juhla.

Noun

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*joulu[1]

  1. Yule

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Estonian: jõulud pl, (dialectal) jõul
  • Finnish: joulu
    • Karelian:
  • Ingrian: Joulu
  • Võro: joul
  • Votic: jõulu

References

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  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*joulu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)

Further reading

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  • jõulud”, in [ETY] Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012