Where does “vanasõna” come from?

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

vanasõna (Estonian): proverb

Definitions

  1. proverb

Ancestry of “vanasõna”, step by step

vanasõna 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 sõna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniansõnaword
2Proto-Finnicsanaword
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Estonian vana →