Where does “vananaistesuvi” come from?

vananaistesuvi (Estonian) comes from Estonian suvi, from Proto-Finnic suvi, from Proto-Uralic suŋe — summer.

vananaistesuvi (Estonian): Indian summer

Definitions

  1. Indian summer

Ancestry of “vananaistesuvi”, step by step

vananaistesuvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian suvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansuvisummer
2Proto-Finnicsuvisummer; south
3Proto-Uralicsuŋesummer

via Estonian vana

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