Where does “vajavuus” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vajavuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvajava
2Finnishvajaanot full; partial, incomplete; shy; mentally...
3Proto-Finnicvajaganecessary, needed

Words derived from “vajavuus

Every word from Proto-Finnic vajagaEvery word from Finnish vajaaEvery word from Finnish vajava
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