Where does “pikkulapasotka” come from?
pikkulapasotka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapasotka, from Finnish sotka, from Proto-Finnic sotka, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śoδka.
pikkulapasotka (Finnish): lesser scaup, "Aythya affinis"
Definitions
- lesser scaup, "Aythya affinis"
Ancestry of “pikkulapasotka”, step by step
pikkulapasotka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lapasotka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lapasotka | greater scaup, "Aythya marila" |
| 2 | Finnish | sotka | bluebill, scaup; The common goldeneye, "Bucephala... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | sotka | duck species |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śoδka | — |
via Finnish pikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pikku | little, small; little old |
| 2 | Finnish | pieni | little, small; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | peeni | little, small; fine |