Where does “vana” come from?

vana (Võro) comes from Proto-Finnic vanha, from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša.

vana (Võro): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “vana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvanhaold
2Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wanša →Every word from Proto-Finnic vanha →
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