Where does “koiranpenikka” come from?
koiranpenikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish koira, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
Ancestry of “koiranpenikka”, step by step
koiranpenikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish koira
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | koira | dog; dog paddle; military police |
| 2 | Finnish | -nen | Forms diminutives nouns or terms expressing... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish penikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | penikka | puppy; child, brat |
| 2 | Finnish | peni | dog |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *peni | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | penä | dog |