Where does “pikkusaukkotanrekki” come from?

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

pikkusaukkotanrekki (Finnish): Nimba otter shrew

Definitions

  1. Nimba otter shrew

Ancestry of “pikkusaukkotanrekki”, step by step

pikkusaukkotanrekki traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pikku

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

via Finnish tanrekki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtanrekkitenrec
2Frenchtanrectenrec
3Malagasytàndraka—

via Finnish saukko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaukkoEuropean otter, "Lutra lutra"; otter; Old World...
2Proto-Finnicsagukkoi—
3Proto-Finnicsagarvaotter
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →