Where does “vanhapiikuus” come from?

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

vanhapiikuus (Finnish): spinsterhood condition of being a spinster

Definitions

  1. spinsterhood condition of being a spinster

Ancestry of “vanhapiikuus”, step by step

vanhapiikuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanhapiika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvanhapiikaA spinster
2Finnishvanhaold
3Proto-Finnicvanhaold
4Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Finnish vanha →