Where does “kulkuripoika” come from?

kulkuripoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulkuri, from Finnish kulkea, from Proto-Finnic kulkedak, from Proto-Uralic kulke- — to go, to walk.

kulkuripoika (Finnish): drifting kid, young tramp

Definitions

  1. drifting kid, young tramp

Ancestry of “kulkuripoika”, step by step

kulkuripoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulkuritramp, vagabond
2FinnishkulkeaTo go, walk; to travel; To advance, proceed, make...
3Proto-Finnickulkedakto go; to travel
4Proto-Uralickulke-to go, to walk

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic kulke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic kulkedak →Every word from Finnish kulkea →