Where does “pikkukundi” come from?
pikkukundi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kundi, from Swedish kund, from German Kunde, from German kund, from Middle High German kunt, from Old High German kund, from Proto-West Germanic kunþ, from Proto-Germanic kunþaz — to know.
pikkukundi (Finnish): little guy
Definitions
- little guy
Ancestry of “pikkukundi”, step by step
pikkukundi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kundi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kundi | bloke, dude, guy, fella |
| 2 | Swedish | kund | customer |
| 3 | German | Kunde | customer, patron, punter, client; tidings, news;... |
| 4 | German | kund | known |
| 5 | Middle High German | kunt | cunt, pussy, vulva, vagina |
| 6 | Old High German | kund | — |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | kunþ | known |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | kunþaz | past participle of *kunnaną; known |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kunnaną | to know, to be familiar with, to recognise; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |