Where does “pikkuitiö” come from?
pikkuitiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish itiö, from Finnish itää, from Proto-Finnic itädäk, from Proto-Uralic itä- — to appear.
pikkuitiö (Finnish): microspore
Ancestry of “pikkuitiö”, step by step
pikkuitiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish itiö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | itiö | spore |
| 2 | Finnish | itää | to germinate, sprout; to develop, grow, take... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | itädäk | to germinate, to sprout |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | itä- | to appear |
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 |
Words derived from “pikkuitiö”