Where does “hanhenpoika” come from?

hanhenpoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

hanhenpoika (Finnish): gosling, gooseling young goose, often a young male goose

Definitions

  1. gosling, gooseling young goose, often a young male goose

Ancestry of “hanhenpoika”, step by step

hanhenpoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Finnish hanhi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhanhigoose
2Proto-Finnichanhigoose
3Proto-Finnicšanši—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →