Where does “pikkuhiljaa” come from?

pikkuhiljaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiljaa, from Proto-Finnic hiljada, from Proto-Finnic hilja, from Proto-Finnic šilja, from Proto-Germanic silāną, from Proto-Indo-European seyl- — still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent.

pikkuhiljaa (Finnish): little by little, gradually

Definitions

  1. little by little, gradually

Ancestry of “pikkuhiljaa”, step by step

pikkuhiljaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiljaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiljaaquietly, quiet, silently; slowly; quiet! silence!
2Proto-Finnichiljada—
3Proto-Finnichiljasilent
4Proto-Finnicšilja—
5Proto-Germanicsilānąto be still, be silent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyl-still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic silāną →Every word from Proto-Finnic šilja →