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

pissapoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish pissa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpissapee
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →