Where does “pikkutunnit” come from?
pikkutunnit (Finnish) comes from Finnish pikku, from Finnish pieni, from Proto-Finnic peeni — little, small; fine.
pikkutunnit (Finnish): small hours, wee hours
Definitions
- small hours, wee hours
Ancestry of “pikkutunnit”, step by step
pikkutunnit 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 tunnit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tunnit | Nominative plural form of tunti; hours |