Where does “Vanhajoulu” come from?

Vanhajoulu (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian vanha, from Proto-Finnic vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša.

Vanhajoulu (Ingrian): Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar

Definitions

  1. Christmas according to the Gregorian calendar

Ancestry of “Vanhajoulu”, step by step

Vanhajoulu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vanha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvanhaold
2Proto-Finnicvanhaold
3Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—

via Ingrian joulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngrianjouluChristmas
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Ingrian vanha →