Where does “pikkuaivot” come from?
pikkuaivot (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pikkuaivot (Finnish): cerebellum
Ancestry of “pikkuaivot”, step by step
pikkuaivot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pikku | little, small; little old |
| 2 | Finnish | pieni | little, small; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | peeni | little, small; fine |
via Finnish aivot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aivot | brain |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | aivo | brain |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | ajŋe | brain |
Words derived from “pikkuaivot”