Where does “vanhojentanssit” come from?

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

vanhojentanssit (Finnish): A traditional dance ball that takes place in lukio for the students that are about to become the new seniors (third-year students) as the existing ones finish their final classes and begin preparing for the matriculation exams

Definitions

  1. A traditional dance ball that takes place in lukio for the students that are about to become the new seniors (third-year students) as the existing ones finish their final classes and begin preparing for the matriculation exams

Ancestry of “vanhojentanssit”, step by step

vanhojentanssit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanha

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

via Finnish tanssit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtanssitdance social event
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Finnish vanha →
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