Where does “pikkutrappi” come from?

pikkutrappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish trappi, from Swedish trapp, from Middle Low German trappe, from Old Saxon *trappa, from Proto-West Germanic *trappā — staircase, stairs.

pikkutrappi (Finnish): little bustard

Definitions

  1. little bustard

Ancestry of “pikkutrappi”, step by step

pikkutrappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish trappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtrappibustard
2Swedishtrappstairs, stairway, staircase, steps; any species...
3Middle Low Germantrappestair, step
4Old Saxon*trappa—
5Proto-West Germanic*trappāstaircase, stairs

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *trappā →