Where does “poikaseura” come from?

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

poikaseura (Finnish): boys/men for company

Definitions

  1. boys/men for company

Ancestry of “poikaseura”, step by step

poikaseura traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish seura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseuracompany; society; club, especially a...
2Proto-Finnicseprafriend; friendship, companionship
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →
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