Where does “poikaystävä” come from?
poikaystävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.
poikaystävä (Finnish): boyfriend
Definitions
- boyfriend
Ancestry of “poikaystävä”, step by step
poikaystävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish ystävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ystävä | friend |