Where does “penikka” come from?

penikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish peni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni, from Proto-Uralic penä — dog.

penikka (Finnish): puppy; child, brat

Definitions

  1. puppy; child, brat

Ancestry of “penikka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpenidog
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*peni—
3Proto-Uralicpenädog

Words derived from “penikka”

Every word from Proto-Uralic penä →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *peni →Every word from Finnish peni →