Where does “vähimmäispaino” come from?

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

vähimmäispaino (Finnish): minimum weight

Definitions

  1. minimum weight

Ancestry of “vähimmäispaino”, step by step

vähimmäispaino 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 paino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpainoweight; press; press, weight
2Proto-Finnicpainadakto push, to press
3Proto-Uralicpajńa-press
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →