Where does “vähittee” come from?

vähittee (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian vähä, from Ingrian -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.

vähittee (Ingrian): gradually, little by little

Definitions

  1. gradually, little by little

Ancestry of “vähittee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvähälittle, small; scanty, meagre; little, few
2Ingrian-inForms adjectives indicating the material of which something is made; -en
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*-in—
4Proto-Uralic-ma—
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ma →Every word from Ingrian -in →Every word from Ingrian vähä →