Where does “vaike” come from?
vaike (Estonian) comes from Estonian vähe, from Proto-Finnic vajeh, from Proto-Uralic waješe-.
vaike (Estonian): small
Ancestry of “vaike”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | vähe | a small amount, a little; a small amount; some |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vajeh | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | waješe- | — |