Where does “pikkurike” come from?
pikkurike (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pikkurike (Finnish): minor offense, misdemeanor
Definitions
- minor offense, misdemeanor
Ancestry of “pikkurike”, step by step
pikkurike 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 rike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rike | minor offence/offense, misdemeanor, infraction;... |
| 2 | Finnish | rikkoa | to break; to violate, breach; to offend, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | rikkodak | to break; to ruin, to mar, to damage |