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Where does “pissapoika” come from?

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

pissapoika (Finnish): windscreen washer

Definitions

  1. windscreen washer

Ancestry of “pissapoika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →