Where does “hulivilipoika” come from?

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

hulivilipoika (Finnish): a boy who likes to have (often somewhat mischievous) fun; rascal boy, mischievous boy

Definitions

  1. a boy who likes to have (often somewhat mischievous) fun; rascal boy, mischievous boy

Ancestry of “hulivilipoika”, step by step

hulivilipoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish hulivili

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhulivilirascal
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →