Where does “pienoisromaani” come from?

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

pienoisromaani (Finnish): novella

Definitions

  1. novella

Ancestry of “pienoisromaani”, step by step

pienoisromaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pienoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpienoinentiny, little, weensy
2Finnishöinennocturnal
3Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
4Proto-Finnicöönight
5Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →