Where does “vanhansävyinen” come from?

vanhansävyinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vanha, from Proto-Finnic vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša.

vanhansävyinen (Finnish): archaistic, old-fashioned

Definitions

  1. archaistic, old-fashioned

Ancestry of “vanhansävyinen”, step by step

vanhansävyinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhaold
2Proto-Finnicvanhaold
3Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—

via Finnish sävy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsävyhue; tone
2Finnishsäveltone; melody, tune; note
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Finnish vanha →