Where does “pikkuruisuus” come from?
pikkuruisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikkuruinen, from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pikkuruisuus (Finnish): diminutiveness, tinyness
Definitions
- diminutiveness, tinyness
Ancestry of “pikkuruisuus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pikkuruinen | diminutive, tiny |
| 2 | Finnish | pikku | little, small; little old |
| 3 | Finnish | pieni | little, small; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | peeni | little, small; fine |