Where does “uusvanha” come from?

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

uusvanha (Finnish): retro, retrostyled, new old, old-looking imitating something old, such as in architecture, clothing etc

Definitions

  1. retro, retrostyled, new old, old-looking imitating something old, such as in architecture, clothing etc

Ancestry of “uusvanha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuus-neo-, new
2Finnishuusinew; Third person singular indicative past form...
3Proto-Finnicuucinew
4Proto-Finno-Ugricwuďenew
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric wuďe →Every word from Proto-Finnic uuci →Every word from Finnish uusi →