Where does “vähäeleinen” come from?

vähäeleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ele, from Finnish elää, from Proto-Finnic elädäk, from Proto-Uralic elä- — to live.

vähäeleinen (Finnish): unassuming, restrained, quiet

Definitions

  1. unassuming, restrained, quiet

Ancestry of “vähäeleinen”, step by step

vähäeleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ele

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelegesture, sign
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

via Finnish vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little

Words derived from “vähäeleinen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic elä- →Every word from Proto-Finnic elädäk →Every word from Finnish elää →