Where does “vanaisa” come from?

vanaisa (Estonian) comes from Estonian isa, from Proto-Finnic icä, from Proto-Uralic ićä — father.

vanaisa (Estonian): grandfather

Definitions

  1. grandfather

Ancestry of “vanaisa”, step by step

vanaisa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian isa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianisafather
2Proto-Finnicicäfather
3Proto-Uralicićäfather

via Estonian vana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvanaold; an old person; that which is old
2Proto-Finnicvanhaold
3Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—
Every word from Proto-Uralic ićä →Every word from Proto-Finnic icä →Every word from Estonian isa →