Where does “vanhuudenheikkous” come from?

vanhuudenheikkous (Finnish) comes from Finnish vanhuudenheikko, from Finnish vanhuus, from Finnish vanha, from Proto-Finnic vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša.

vanhuudenheikkous (Finnish): An infirmity caused by old age

Definitions

  1. An infirmity caused by old age

Ancestry of “vanhuudenheikkous”, step by step

vanhuudenheikkous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vanhuudenheikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhuudenheikkoinfirm, senile, old and frail
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 →