Where does “vanhanpojanvero” come from?

vanhanpojanvero (Finnish) comes from Finnish vanhapoika, from Ingrian poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

vanhanpojanvero (Finnish): tax/surtax for bachelors past marrying age

Definitions

  1. tax/surtax for bachelors past marrying age

Ancestry of “vanhanpojanvero”, step by step

vanhanpojanvero traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanhapoika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvanhapoikaA bachelor who is clearly past normal marrying...
2Ingrianpoikason; boy; dude, bloke
3Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
4Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Finnish vero

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishverotax
2Proto-Finnicveromeal
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Ingrian poika →