Where does “poiss” come from?

poiss (Estonian) comes from Estonian poeg, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

poiss (Estonian): boy

Definitions

  1. boy

Ancestry of “poiss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpoegson; offspring
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

Words derived from “poiss”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Estonian poeg →
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