Where does “juoksupoika” come from?
juoksupoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoksu, from Finnish juosta, from Proto-Finnic joostak, from Proto-Uralic jokse-.
juoksupoika (Finnish): runner, errand boy
Ancestry of “juoksupoika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | juoksu | run; running; plate, wall plate |
| 2 | Finnish | juosta | to run; to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joostak | to run, to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jokse- | — |