Where does “vanhantyylinen” come from?

vanhantyylinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tyyli, from Swedish styl, from Latin stilus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- — to be sharp; to sting.

vanhantyylinen (Finnish): old-style

Definitions

  1. old-style

Ancestry of “vanhantyylinen”, step by step

vanhantyylinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tyyli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyylistyle
2Swedishstyl—
3LatinstilusA pointed instrument; stake, pale, spike; A...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)teyg-to be sharp; to sting

via Finnish vanha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhaold
2Proto-Finnicvanhaold
3Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teyg- →Every word from Latin stilus →Every word from Swedish styl →