Where does “vähiten” come from?

vähiten (Finnish) comes from Finnish vähä-, from Finnish vähä, from Proto-Finnic vähä — small amount, little.

vähiten (Finnish): the least

Definitions

  1. the least

Ancestry of “vähiten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähä-Signifying low quantity or content and especially...
2Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
3Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little
Every word from Proto-Finnic vähä →Every word from Finnish vähä →Every word from Finnish vähä- →