Where does “pienoinen” come from?

pienoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish öinen, from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

pienoinen (Finnish): tiny, little, weensy

Definitions

  1. tiny, little, weensy

Ancestry of “pienoinen”, step by step

pienoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish öinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöinennocturnal
2Finnishperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
3Proto-Finnicöönight
4Proto-Finno-Ugricüje

via Finnish pieni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
2Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine

Words derived from “pienoinen

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üjeEvery word from Proto-Finnic ööEvery word from Finnish
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