Where does “vanhuuseläke” come from?

vanhuuseläke (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläke, from Finnish -ke, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

vanhuuseläke (Finnish): old-age pension

Definitions

  1. old-age pension

Ancestry of “vanhuuseläke”, step by step

vanhuuseläke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eläke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläkepension
2Finnish-keForms diminutive forms of nouns; Forms nouns from...
3Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish vanhuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvanhuusage
2Finnishvanhaold
3Proto-Finnicvanhaold
4Proto-Finno-Permicwanša
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus