Where does “vähäoireinen” come from?

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

vähäoireinen (Finnish): exhibiting few symptoms

Definitions

  1. exhibiting few symptoms

Ancestry of “vähäoireinen”, step by step

vähäoireinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vähä

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

via Finnish oire

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoiresymptom; sign
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