Where does “vanhatyttö” come from?

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

vanhatyttö (Ingrian): A spinster who is past normal marrying age

Definitions

  1. A spinster who is past normal marrying age

Ancestry of “vanhatyttö”, step by step

vanhatyttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian vanha

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

via Ingrian tyttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriantyttölass, girl
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →Every word from Ingrian vanha →