Where does “pikkuaivovarsi” come from?

pikkuaivovarsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikkuaivot, from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.

pikkuaivovarsi (Finnish): cerebral peduncle

Definitions

  1. cerebral peduncle

Ancestry of “pikkuaivovarsi”, step by step

pikkuaivovarsi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikkuaivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkuaivotcerebellum
2Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
3Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
4Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—
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