Where does “hyttipoika” come from?

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

hyttipoika (Finnish): cabin boy

Definitions

  1. cabin boy

Ancestry of “hyttipoika”, step by step

hyttipoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish hytti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhytticabin; cab
2Swedishhytta cabin; a driver's compartment
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →