Where does “vähävirikkeinen” come from?

vähävirikkeinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish virike, from Finnish vireä, from Proto-Finnic viredä.

vähävirikkeinen (Finnish): with few stimuli

Definitions

  1. with few stimuli

Ancestry of “vähävirikkeinen”, step by step

vähävirikkeinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish virike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirikestimulus
2Finnishvireäactive, animate
3Proto-Finnicviredä—

via Finnish vähä

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