Where does “pikkujättiläinen” come from?

pikkujättiläinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish jättiläinen, from Finnish lainen, from Finnish laji, from Old Swedish slagh, from Middle Low German slach, from Old Saxon slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

pikkujättiläinen (Finnish): someone who (or something that) is small but punches above their weight

Definitions

  1. someone who (or something that) is small but punches above their weight

Ancestry of “pikkujättiläinen”, step by step

pikkujättiläinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jättiläinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjättiläinenA giant; An ogre; giant, gigantic; sometimes also...
2Finnishlainenthat is like; -like
3Finnishlajikind, sort; species; sport
4Old Swedishslagh
5Middle Low Germanslach
6Old Saxonslag
7Proto-West Germanicslagiblow, strike
8Swedishslaggslag metallurgical waste material
9Low Germanslagge
10Middle Low Germanslagge
11Middle Low Germanslānto hit, strike
12Old Saxonslāhanto hit
13Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
14Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
15Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak-
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