Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “pikkuliitäjä” come from? pikkuliitäjä (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitäjä, from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
pikkuliitäjä (Finnish): Manx shearwater, "Puffinus puffinus"
Definitions Manx shearwater, "Puffinus puffinus" Ancestry of “pikkuliitäjä”, step by step pikkuliitäjä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liitäjä Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish liitäjä glider; soarer; shearwater 2 Finnish jä ice 3 Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja — 4 Proto-Germanic jahw and, also 5 Proto-Germanic -hw and; Forms distributives from interrogatives 6 Proto-Germanic -hwe — 7 Proto-Indo-European -kʷe and; Forms distributives from interrogatives
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
Words derived from “pikkuliitäjä”