Where does “maitopoika” come from?

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

maitopoika (Finnish): A teetotaler

Definitions

  1. A teetotaler

Ancestry of “maitopoika”, step by step

maitopoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →