Where does “pikkolohuilu” come from?

pikkolohuilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikkolo, from Italian piccolo, from Vulgar Latin pikk — little.

Ancestry of “pikkolohuilu”, step by step

pikkolohuilu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikkolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkolopiccolo; bellboy, hall porter; piccolo, snipe,...
2Italianpiccolosmall; little; young
3Vulgar Latinpikklittle

via Finnish huilu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuiluflute
2Proto-Germanicsweglōflute
Every word from Vulgar Latin pikk →Every word from Italian piccolo →Every word from Finnish pikkolo →