Where does “pikkutiltaltti” come from?
pikkutiltaltti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pikkutiltaltti (Finnish): plain leaf warbler
Definitions
- plain leaf warbler
Ancestry of “pikkutiltaltti”, step by step
pikkutiltaltti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pikku | little, small; little old |
| 2 | Finnish | pieni | little, small; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | peeni | little, small; fine |
via Finnish tiltaltti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tiltaltti | chiffchaff |