Where does “pikkuruinen” come from?

pikkuruinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.

pikkuruinen (Finnish): diminutive, tiny

Definitions

  1. diminutive, tiny

Ancestry of “pikkuruinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine

Words derived from “pikkuruinen”

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