Where does “pikkukeiju” come from?
pikkukeiju (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pikkukeiju (Finnish): little fairy
Definitions
- little fairy
Ancestry of “pikkukeiju”, step by step
pikkukeiju 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 keiju
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keiju | A fairy |