Where does “pequeñín” come from?

pequeñín (Asturian) comes from Asturian pequeñu, from Vulgar Latin peccuinus, from Latin pittus, from Proto-Celtic bikkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

pequeñín (Asturian): little finger

Definitions

  1. little finger

Ancestry of “pequeñín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Asturianpequeñusmall
2Vulgar Latinpeccuinus—
3Latinpittussmall, little
4Proto-Celticbikkossmall, little
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰég-ko-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic bikkos →
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