Where does “pikkuhankko” come from?
pikkuhankko (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pikkuhankko (Finnish): pygmy fruit-eating bat, Artibeus phaeotis
Definitions
- pygmy fruit-eating bat, Artibeus phaeotis
Ancestry of “pikkuhankko”, step by step
pikkuhankko 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 hankko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hankko | bat of the subfamily Stenodermatinae |