Where does “pikkuseikka” come from?

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

pikkuseikka (Finnish): bagatelle

Definitions

  1. bagatelle

Ancestry of “pikkuseikka”, step by step

pikkuseikka 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 seikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
2Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore
Every word from Proto-Finnic peeni →Every word from Finnish pieni →Every word from Finnish pikku →