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Where does “vähene” come from?

vähene (Estonian) comes from Estonian vähe, from Proto-Finnic vajeh, from Proto-Uralic waješe-.

vähene (Estonian): few, little, scarce; the little; the few people,...

Definitions

  1. few, little, scarce; the little; the few people,...

Ancestry of “vähene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianvähea small amount, a little; a small amount; some
2Proto-Finnicvajeh—
3Proto-Uralicwaješe-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic waješe- →