Where does “pienennysleikkaus” come from?
pienennysleikkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pienennys, from Finnish pienentää, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pienennysleikkaus (Finnish): reduction surgery
Definitions
- reduction surgery
Ancestry of “pienennysleikkaus”, step by step
pienennysleikkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pienennys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pienennys | diminishment, reduction |
| 2 | Finnish | pienentää | to make smaller, to shrink; to reduce, diminish;... |
| 3 | Finnish | pieni | little, small; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | peeni | little, small; fine |
via Finnish leikkaus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkaus | cut, cutting; operation, surgery; perioperative |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |