Where does “lellipoika” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lellipoika”, step by step

lellipoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish lelliä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlelliäto spoil; to pamper, coddle
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →
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