Where does “poikakerho” come from?
poikakerho (Finnish) comes from Finnish kerho, from Finnish keri, from Proto-Finnic keri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric kere — circle, ring, hoop, tire.
poikakerho (Finnish): boy's club
Ancestry of “poikakerho”, step by step
poikakerho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kerho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kerho | club |
| 2 | Finnish | keri | Third-person singular indicative past form of... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keri | ring, circle, hoop |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | kere | circle, ring, hoop, tire |
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 |
Words derived from “poikakerho”