Where does “Väike-Maarja” come from?

Väike-Maarja (Estonian) comes from Estonian väike, from Estonian vähe, from Proto-Finnic vajeh, from Proto-Uralic waješe-.

Ancestry of “Väike-Maarja”, step by step

Väike-Maarja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian väike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianväikesmall
2Estonianvähea small amount, a little; a small amount; some
3Proto-Finnicvajehgap
4Proto-Uralicwaješe-—

via Estonian Maarja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EstonianMaarjaMary
Every word from Proto-Uralic waješe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vajeh →Every word from Estonian vähe →