Where does “pequeñu” come from?
pequeñu (Asturian) comes 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...
pequeñu (Asturian): small
Ancestry of “pequeñu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | peccuinus | — |
| 2 | Latin | pittus | small, little |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bikkos | small, little |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰég-ko-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |
Words derived from “pequeñu”