Where does “vähän” come from?
vähän (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähä, from Proto-Finnic vähä.
vähän (Finnish): few; a little; very
Ancestry of “vähän”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vähä | the little; little, few, scarce |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vähä | — |