Where does “pikkukiuru” come from?

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

pikkukiuru (Finnish): lesser short-toed lark, Calandrella rufescens

Definitions

  1. lesser short-toed lark, Calandrella rufescens

Ancestry of “pikkukiuru”, step by step

pikkukiuru 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 kiuru

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiuruskylark
2Proto-Finnickiurulark (bird of family Alaudidae)
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →Every word from Finnish pieni →Every word from Finnish pikku →
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