Where does “alppipikkulepakko” come from?
alppipikkulepakko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
Ancestry of “alppipikkulepakko”, step by step
alppipikkulepakko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pikku | little, small; little old |
| 2 | Finnish | pieni | little, small; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | peeni | little, small; fine |
via Finnish Alpit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Alpit | — |
| 2 | Latin | Alpēs | with adjective a particular portion of the Alps |
via Finnish lepakko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lepakko | bat; lesbian, dyke |