Where does “pikkulusikka” come from?

pikkulusikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish lusikka, from Old East Slavic лъжька, from Proto-Slavic lyžьka, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

pikkulusikka (Finnish): little spoon, small spoon, teaspoon

Definitions

  1. little spoon, small spoon, teaspoon

Ancestry of “pikkulusikka”, step by step

pikkulusikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lusikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlusikkaspoon
2Old East Slavicлъжькаspoon
3Proto-Slaviclyžьkaspoon
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →