Where does “pikkupöksyt” come from?
pikkupöksyt (Finnish) comes from Finnish pöksyt, from Swedish byxa, from Norwegian Nynorsk byksa, from Old Norse byxa — jump.
pikkupöksyt (Finnish): briefs
Ancestry of “pikkupöksyt”, step by step
pikkupöksyt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pöksyt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pöksyt | pants, especially women's underpants and... |
| 2 | Swedish | byxa | pants, trousers |
| 3 | Norwegian Nynorsk | byksa | to jump suddenly and vigorously; definite plural... |
| 4 | Old Norse | byxa | jump |
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 |