Names
Pikk Jalg (0)
Lit. Long leg/foot. First recorded as longus mons (long hill, 1342), then langer bergh (also long hill, 1372), etc., this is perhaps the clearest indication of what a jalg is topographically. Since Estonian doesn’t specifically differentiate ‘leg’ from ‘foot’ (see, e.g., Sõnajala), what’s referred to here is the ‘foot’ of a ‘mountain’, and hence the slope that led up to the linnus or citadel at the top of the hill. As with Lühike Jalg, ‘Long Rise’ might be a better translation in expressing its functional quality.
Pikksilma (Pikksilm)
Lit. Long eye. Telescope. Street planned in 2011, along with Kiikri, renaming (and extending?) the northern part of Bensiini. New development in Kadriorg where a ship was dug up during construction, about 200 m from the current shore. See Liiva or Paljassaare for information on Estonia’s and Tallinn’s slow rise from the sea. Possibly sunk due to fire, the ship was renamed Peeter after the excavator operator, and, built no earlier than 1296, probably sunk around 1320-1330. Interesting to note that this ship used moss as caulking. See also Tuukri, where a similar find was made next to this.
Pikri (Pikker)
Also spelled Piker, lit. the ‘long one’ (Slender Man?). Mythological personification of thunder, aka Pikse*, etc., probably related to Perkūnas* of the Lithuanians (*for both, see Pikse). Renamed (1979-1995) as Pasternaki M. during the late Soviet occupation). Part of a magico-mythological group. See Saarepiiga.
