Where does “vähimmäiskoko” come from?

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

vähimmäiskoko (Finnish): minimum size

Definitions

  1. minimum size

Ancestry of “vähimmäiskoko”, step by step

vähimmäiskoko 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 koko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkokowhole, entire; all; see all day, all night; heap
2Proto-Finnickokowhole, entire, all
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →