Where does “Jõuluvana” come from?

Jõuluvana (Estonian) comes from Estonian vana, from Proto-Finnic vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša.

Jõuluvana (Estonian): Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus

Definitions

  1. Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus

Ancestry of “Jõuluvana”, step by step

Jõuluvana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian vana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvanaold; an old person; that which is old
2Proto-Finnicvanhaold
3Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—

via Estonian jõulud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianjõuludChristmas
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Estonian vana →