Where does “hymypoikapatsas” come from?

hymypoikapatsas (Finnish) comes from Finnish patsas, from Proto-Finnic paccas, from Proto-Germanic bandstaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

hymypoikapatsas (Finnish): the sculpture given to a hymypoika

Definitions

  1. the sculpture given to a hymypoika

Ancestry of “hymypoikapatsas”, step by step

hymypoikapatsas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish patsas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpatsasstatue; column formed by eg. water or clouds
2Proto-Finnicpaccas—
3Proto-Germanicbandstaz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

via Finnish hymypoika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhymypoikahappy boy, pretty boy
2Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
3Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
4Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bandstaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic paccas →