Where does “vanhus” come from?
vanhus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vanha, from Proto-Finnic vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša.
vanhus (Finnish): old person
Ancestry of “vanhus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vanha | old |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vanha | old |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wanša | — |
Words derived from “vanhus”