Where does “vanhapiika” come from?

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

vanhapiika (Finnish): A spinster

Definitions

  1. A spinster

Ancestry of “vanhapiika”, step by step

vanhapiika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanha

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

via Finnish piika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiikamaid; girl; a girlchild

Words derived from “vanhapiika”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Finnish vanha →