Where does “poikavuosi” come from?

poikavuosi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vuosi, from Proto-Finnic vooci, from Proto-Finnic oote, from Proto-Uralic ëde — year.

poikavuosi (Finnish): boyhood year

Definitions

  1. boyhood year

Ancestry of “poikavuosi”, step by step

poikavuosi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vuosi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuosiyear
2Proto-Finnicvoociyear
3Proto-Finnicoote
4Proto-Uralicëdeyear

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëdeEvery word from Proto-Finnic ooteEvery word from Proto-Finnic vooci