Where does “vähimmäisehto” come from?

vähimmäisehto (Finnish) comes from Finnish ehto, from Finnish ehtiä, from Proto-Finnic ehtidäk, from Proto-Finno-Permic ešte-.

vähimmäisehto (Finnish): minimum condition

Definitions

  1. minimum condition

Ancestry of “vähimmäisehto”, step by step

vähimmäisehto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ehto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehtocondition, term; reservation; candidacy in an...
2Finnishehtiäto make it, arrive or reach; to have/find time
3Proto-Finnicehtidäkto prepare, to get ready
4Proto-Finno-Permicešte-

via Finnish vähimmäinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähimmäinenminimal, minimum
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic ešte-Every word from Proto-Finnic ehtidäkEvery word from Finnish ehtiä