Where does “pikkuvasikka” come from?

pikkuvasikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish vasikka, from Proto-Finnic vasikka, from Proto-Finnic vasa, from Proto-Iranian wacáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian watsás, from Proto-Indo-European wots-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European wétos, from Proto-Indo-European wet- — year; year-old.

pikkuvasikka (Finnish): little calf young cow or bull

Definitions

  1. little calf young cow or bull

Ancestry of “pikkuvasikka”, step by step

pikkuvasikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vasikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvasikkaA calf of a cow; A rat
2Proto-Finnicvasikkacalf
3Proto-Finnicvasacalf
4Proto-Iranianwacáhyearling calf
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwatsásyearling calf
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwots-ó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwétosyear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwet-year; year-old

via Finnish pikku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpikkulittle, small; little old
2Finnishpienilittle, small; Third-person singular indicative...
3Proto-Finnicpeenilittle, small; fine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wet- →