Where does “pieniruokainen” come from?

pieniruokainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.

pieniruokainen (Finnish): that eats or consumes little

Definitions

  1. that eats or consumes little

Ancestry of “pieniruokainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →