Where does “jäniksenpoika” come from?

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

jäniksenpoika (Finnish): leveret

Definitions

  1. leveret

Ancestry of “jäniksenpoika”, step by step

jäniksenpoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →