Where does “väheksyä” come from?

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

väheksyä (Finnish): to underrate, underestimate; to dismiss,...

Definitions

  1. to underrate, underestimate; to dismiss,...

Ancestry of “väheksyä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “väheksyä”

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