Where does “vähäjärkinen” come from?

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

vähäjärkinen (Finnish): dim-witted

Definitions

  1. dim-witted

Ancestry of “vähäjärkinen”, step by step

vähäjärkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vähä

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

via Finnish järki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjärkireason; sense
2Proto-Finnicjärkirow; order, condition

Words derived from “vähäjärkinen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic vähä →Every word from Finnish vähä →
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