Where does “pikkugrisoni” come from?

pikkugrisoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish grisoni, from English grison, from Old French gris, from Vulgar Latin grisus, from Proto-Germanic grīsaz — grey; terrible; frightening.

pikkugrisoni (Finnish): lesser grison, "Galictis cuja"

Definitions

  1. lesser grison, "Galictis cuja"

Ancestry of “pikkugrisoni”, step by step

pikkugrisoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish grisoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishgrisonigrison; greater grison, Galictis vittata
2EnglishgrisonA small, carnivorous South American mammal, of...
3Old Frenchgrisgray
4Vulgar Latingrisus—
5Proto-Germanicgrīsazgrey; terrible; frightening

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Germanic grīsaz →Every word from Vulgar Latin grisus →Every word from Old French gris →