Where does “pikkukiivi” come from?

pikkukiivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.

pikkukiivi (Finnish): little spotted kiwi, "Apteryx owenii"

Definitions

  1. little spotted kiwi, "Apteryx owenii"

Ancestry of “pikkukiivi”, step by step

pikkukiivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine

via Finnish kiivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiivikiwi; kiwi fruit
2EnglishKiwiA New Zealander; of or from New Zealand
3Maorikiwikiwi
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →Every word from Finnish pieni →Every word from Finnish pikku →