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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/vähä

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic *wäšä. Cognate with Erzya вишка (viška), веженсь (veženś).

Adverb

*vähä

  1. small amount, little

Adjective

*vähä

  1. little, few

Inflection

Descendants

  • Estonian: vähe
  • Finnish: vähä
    • Northern Sami: veahá
  • Ingrian: vähä
  • Karelian: vähä
  • Livvi: vähä
  • Ludian: vähä
  • Veps: vähä
  • Võro: vähä
  • Votic: vähä

Further reading

  • vähe in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
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