Where does “pikkukylä” come from?

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

pikkukylä (Finnish): hamlet

Definitions

  1. hamlet

Ancestry of “pikkukylä”, step by step

pikkukylä 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 kylä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkylävillage; Any private place, typically someone...
2Proto-Finno-Ugrickülädwelling
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →Every word from Finnish pieni →Every word from Finnish pikku →