Where does “vähä vähältä” come from?

vähä vähältä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähä, from Proto-Finnic vähä — small amount, little.

vähä vähältä (Finnish): little by little, bit by bit, gradually

Definitions

  1. little by little, bit by bit, gradually

Ancestry of “vähä vähältä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little
Every word from Proto-Finnic vähä →Every word from Finnish vähä →