Where does “väikehtiä” come from?

väikehtiä (Finnish) comes from Estonian väike, from Estonian vähe, from Proto-Finnic vajeh, from Proto-Uralic waješe-.

väikehtiä (Finnish): to glitter

Definitions

  1. to glitter

Ancestry of “väikehtiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianväikesmall
2Estonianvähea small amount, a little; a small amount; some
3Proto-Finnicvajehgap
4Proto-Uralicwaješe-—
Every word from Proto-Uralic waješe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic vajeh →Every word from Estonian vähe →