Where does “poikaparka” come from?

poikaparka (Finnish) comes from Finnish parka, from English parka, from Aleut parka, from Russian па́рка — steaming.

poikaparka (Finnish): poor boy

Definitions

  1. poor boy

Ancestry of “poikaparka”, step by step

poikaparka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish parka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparkapoor, someone pitiful; parka
2EnglishparkaA long jacket with a hood which protects the...
3Aleutparkaparka, coat
4Russianпа́ркаsteaming

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Russian па́рка →Every word from Aleut parka →Every word from English parka →