Where does “pikareskiromaani” come from?

pikareskiromaani (Finnish) comes from Finnish romaani, from Swedish roman — A novel.

pikareskiromaani (Finnish): picaresque novel

Definitions

  1. picaresque novel

Ancestry of “pikareskiromaani”, step by step

pikareskiromaani traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish romaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishromaaninovel; Misspelling of romani
2SwedishromanA novel

via Finnish pikareski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikareski—
Every word from Swedish roman →Every word from Finnish romaani →