Where does “pikkunokkela” come from?

pikkunokkela (Finnish) comes from Finnish nokkela, from Finnish la, from Finnish lauantai, from Old Norse laugardagr, from Old Norse laug, from Proto-Germanic laugō, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

pikkunokkela (Finnish): somewhat clever, snarky

Definitions

  1. somewhat clever, snarky

Ancestry of “pikkunokkela”, step by step

pikkunokkela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish nokkela

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnokkelaclever, shrewd
2FinnishlaAbbreviation of lauantai
3FinnishlauantaiSaturday
4Old NorselaugardagrSaturday
5Old Norselaugbath; hot spring; first-person singular past...
6Proto-Germaniclaugōbath, wash; soap, lye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →