Where does “kolkkapoika” come from?

kolkkapoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolkka, from Finnish kolkata, from English Kolkata, from Bengali কলকাতা, from Bengali কলিকাতা.

kolkkapoika (Finnish): Synonym of kolkka; Synonym of sudenpentu

Definitions

  1. Synonym of kolkka; Synonym of sudenpentu

Ancestry of “kolkkapoika”, step by step

kolkkapoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kolkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkolkkacorner; canton; bolt
2Finnishkolkatato knock out; to knock down; to clank, clatter
3EnglishKolkataformerly known in English as Calcutta
4Bengaliকলকাতা—
5Bengaliকলিকাতা—

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Bengali কলিকাতা →Every word from Bengali কলকাতা →Every word from English Kolkata →