Where does “vanhastava” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vanhastava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhaold
2Proto-Finnicvanhaold
3Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Finnish vanha →
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