Where does “vanhustenkerho” come from?

vanhustenkerho (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerho, from Finnish keri, from Proto-Finnic keri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.

vanhustenkerho (Finnish): senior citizens' club

Definitions

  1. senior citizens' club

Ancestry of “vanhustenkerho”, step by step

vanhustenkerho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kerho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkerhoclub
2FinnishkeriThird-person singular indicative past form of...
3Proto-Finnickeriring, circle, hoop
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickerecircle, ring, hoop, tire

via Finnish vanhus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhusold person
2Finnishvanhaold
3Proto-Finnicvanhaold
4Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere →Every word from Proto-Finnic keri →Every word from Finnish keri →