Where does “vähimmäishinta” come from?

vähimmäishinta (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähimmäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

vähimmäishinta (Finnish): minimum price, price floor

Definitions

  1. minimum price, price floor

Ancestry of “vähimmäishinta”, step by step

vähimmäishinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish hinta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhintaprice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*hinta
3Proto-Balticśímta
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus
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