Where does “pikkupurtava” come from?
pikkupurtava (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pikkupurtava (Finnish): snack, light meal
Definitions
- snack, light meal
Ancestry of “pikkupurtava”, step by step
pikkupurtava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish purtava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purtava | snack, something to eat |