Where does “erauspoika” come from?

erauspoika (Finnish) comes from Luxembourgish eraus-, from Finnish erata, from Finnish erä, from Proto-Finnic erä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric erä — apart.

erauspoika (Finnish): a young male animal such as a bear cub that has been separated from its family by the mother

Definitions

  1. a young male animal such as a bear cub that has been separated from its family by the mother

Ancestry of “erauspoika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgisheraus-A prefix indicating outwards movement
2Finnisheratato diverge
3Finnisheräbatch; lot; Short for maksuerä
4Proto-Finniceräapart, separate
5Proto-Finno-Ugriceräapart
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric erä →Every word from Proto-Finnic erä →Every word from Finnish erä →