Where does “pikkumakea” come from?
pikkumakea (Finnish) comes from Finnish makea, from Proto-Finnic makeda, from Proto-Finnic makjas, from Proto-Germanic smakjaz.
pikkumakea (Finnish): petit four
Ancestry of “pikkumakea”, step by step
pikkumakea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish makea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | makea | sweet; fresh; high; in the idiomatic expression... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | makeda | sweet; fresh |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | makjas | tasty, sweet |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | smakjaz | — |
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 |