Where does “hankipoika” come from?

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

hankipoika (Finnish): a young hare or leveret born in early spring or late winter

Definitions

  1. a young hare or leveret born in early spring or late winter

Ancestry of “hankipoika”, step by step

hankipoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish hanki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhankiblanket of snow; Indicative present connegative...
2Proto-Finnichankiblanket of snow; crust of snow
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →