Where does “poikakirja” come from?

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

poikakirja (Finnish): book for boys or young men

Definitions

  1. book for boys or young men

Ancestry of “poikakirja”, step by step

poikakirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirjabook; quire
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →