Where does “pikkukiljukotka” come from?

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

pikkukiljukotka (Finnish): lesser spotted eagle, "Aquila pomarina"

Definitions

  1. lesser spotted eagle, "Aquila pomarina"

Ancestry of “pikkukiljukotka”, step by step

pikkukiljukotka 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 kiljukotka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiljukotkagreater spotted eagle
2FinnishKotkaThe constellation Aquila
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →Every word from Finnish pieni →Every word from Finnish pikku →