Where does “pikkulautanen” come from?

pikkulautanen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lautanen, from Finnish lauta, from Proto-Finnic lauta, from Proto-Baltic *plauˀtá, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

pikkulautanen (Finnish): saucer, small plate or dish

Definitions

  1. saucer, small plate or dish

Ancestry of “pikkulautanen”, step by step

pikkulautanen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lautanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlautanenplate; saucer; cymbal
2FinnishlautaA board; An element in many compound words, where...
3Proto-Finniclautaboard, plank; table
4Proto-Baltic*plauˀtá—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →