Where does “vanhastaan” come from?

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

vanhastaan (Finnish): from olden times, traditionally

Definitions

  1. from olden times, traditionally

Ancestry of “vanhastaan”, step by step

vanhastaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanha

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

via Finnish staan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishstaan—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Finnish vanha →