Where does “vajaus” come from?

vajaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vajaa, from Proto-Finnic vajaga — necessary, needed.

vajaus (Finnish): lack, deficiency

Definitions

  1. lack, deficiency

Ancestry of “vajaus”, step by step

vajaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vajaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
2Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing

Words derived from “vajaus”

Every word from Proto-Finnic vajaga →Every word from Finnish vajaa →