Where does “vanhuudenhöperyys” come from?

vanhuudenhöperyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish vanhuudenhöperö, from Finnish vanhuus, from Finnish vanha, from Proto-Finnic vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša.

vanhuudenhöperyys (Finnish): senility

Definitions

  1. senility

Ancestry of “vanhuudenhöperyys”, step by step

vanhuudenhöperyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanhuudenhöperö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhuudenhöperösenile; dotard
2Finnishvanhuusage
3Finnishvanhaold
4Proto-Finnicvanhaold
5Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Finnish vanha →