Where does “vähimmäisturva” come from?
vähimmäisturva (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähimmäinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
vähimmäisturva (Finnish): minimum guarantee, minimum safeguard
Definitions
- minimum guarantee, minimum safeguard
Ancestry of “vähimmäisturva”, step by step
vähimmäisturva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vähimmäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähimmäinen | minimal, minimum |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |