Where does “peenike” come from?

peenike (Estonian) comes from Estonian peen, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.

peenike (Estonian): thin

Definitions

  1. thin

Ancestry of “peenike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpeenfine; thin; fancy
2Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →Every word from Estonian peen →