Where does “kääpiöhevonen” come from?

kääpiöhevonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish kääpiö, from Finnish -io, from Finnish -o, from Proto-Finnic -o, from Proto-Uralic -w.

kääpiöhevonen (Finnish): miniature horse breed of horse characterised by its small size of about 100 cm in height

Definitions

  1. miniature horse breed of horse characterised by its small size of about 100 cm in height

Ancestry of “kääpiöhevonen”, step by step

kääpiöhevonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kääpiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkääpiömidget, dwarf; dwarf star, dwarf
2Finnish-ioForms nouns from verbs or verbal stems; Forms...
3Finnish-oForms result or action nouns from verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Finnic-oForms action/result nouns from verbs
5Proto-Uralic-w—

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Uralic -w →Every word from Finnish -o →Every word from Proto-Finnic -o →