Where does “pikkuesine” come from?

pikkuesine (Finnish) comes from Finnish esine, from Finnish esi-, from Proto-Finnic eci, from Albanian *etës, from Proto-Albanian *aitatja, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

pikkuesine (Finnish): small item, small object

Definitions

  1. small item, small object

Ancestry of “pikkuesine”, step by step

pikkuesine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish esine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishesineobject, item, thing; artifact
2Finnishesi-pre-, fore-
3Proto-Finnicecibefore; in front
4Albanian*etës—
5Proto-Albanian*aitatja—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go

via Finnish pikku

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