Where does “vähän” come from?

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

vähän (Finnish): few; a little; very

Definitions

  1. few; a little; very

Ancestry of “vähän”, step by step

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