Where does “pikkuhiiri” come from?
pikkuhiiri (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.
pikkuhiiri (Finnish): pygmy mouse, Mus minutoides
Definitions
- pygmy mouse, Mus minutoides
Ancestry of “pikkuhiiri”, step by step
pikkuhiiri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hiiri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiiri | A mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiiri | mouse |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | šiŋere | mouse |
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 |