Where does “pikkusaukko” come from?

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

pikkusaukko (Finnish): Asian small-clawed otter

Definitions

  1. Asian small-clawed otter

Ancestry of “pikkusaukko”, step by step

pikkusaukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikku

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

via Finnish saukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaukkoEuropean otter, "Lutra lutra"; otter; Old World...
2Proto-Finnicsagukkoi—
3Proto-Finnicsagarvaotter
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