Where does “idänpikkusieppo” come from?

idänpikkusieppo (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikkusieppo, from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.

idänpikkusieppo (Finnish): taiga flycatcher

Definitions

  1. taiga flycatcher

Ancestry of “idänpikkusieppo”, step by step

idänpikkusieppo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikkusieppo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkusieppored-breasted flycatcher
2Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
3Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine

via Finnish itä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitäeast; east, eastern; East, the Orient
2Proto-Finnicitäeast
3Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →