Where does “homopoika” come from?

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

homopoika (Finnish): A boy who is gay; boyish male homosexual; gayboy

Definitions

  1. A boy who is gay; boyish male homosexual; gayboy

Ancestry of “homopoika”, step by step

homopoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhomogay man; any gay person
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →