Where does “uudenveroinen” come from?

uudenveroinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish uusi, from Proto-Finnic uuci, from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe — new.

uudenveroinen (Finnish): good as new

Definitions

  1. good as new

Ancestry of “uudenveroinen”, step by step

uudenveroinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuusinew; Third person singular indicative past form...
2Proto-Finnicuucinew
3Proto-Finno-Ugricwuďenew

via Finnish veroinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveroinencomparable, equal, match
2Finnishverotax
3Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe →Every word from Proto-Finnic uuci →Every word from Finnish uusi →