Where does “lellikkipoika” come from?

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

lellikkipoika (Finnish): pampered boy, mama's boy, sissy

Definitions

  1. pampered boy, mama's boy, sissy

Ancestry of “lellikkipoika”, step by step

lellikkipoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish lellikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlellikkipet, favourite
2Finnish-kkiCreates action nouns from verbs; Creates...
3Proto-Finnic-kkei—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →
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