Where does “pikkupoika” come from?
pikkupoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.
pikkupoika (Finnish): A little boy
Ancestry of “pikkupoika”, step by step
pikkupoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poika | boy; son; young |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | poika | son; boy |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pojka | boy; son |
via Finnish pikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pikku | little, small; little old |
| 2 | Finnish | pieni | little, small; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | peeni | little, small; fine |
Words derived from “pikkupoika”