Where does “pieniluinen” come from?

pieniluinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish luu, from Proto-Finnic luu, from Proto-Uralic luwe, from Proto-Iranian *Hrawpācáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás — fox.

pieniluinen (Finnish): small-boned

Definitions

  1. small-boned

Ancestry of “pieniluinen”, step by step

pieniluinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluubone
2Proto-Finnicluubone
3Proto-Uralicluwebone
4Proto-Iranian*Hrawpācáhfox
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hrawpāćásfox

via Finnish pieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hrawpāćás