Where does “vähemmistö” come from?
vähemmistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähempi, from Finnish vähä, from Proto-Finnic vähä.
vähemmistö (Finnish): minority
Ancestry of “vähemmistö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähempi | lesser |
| 2 | Finnish | vähä | the little; little, few, scarce |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vähä | — |
Words derived from “vähemmistö”