Where does “väheksyntä” come from?

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

väheksyntä (Finnish): underrating, underestimating

Definitions

  1. underrating, underestimating

Ancestry of “väheksyntä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväheksyäto underrate, underestimate; to dismiss,...
2Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
3Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little
Every word from Proto-Finnic vähä →Every word from Finnish vähä →Every word from Finnish väheksyä →
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