Where does “poikija” come from?

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

poikija (Finnish): calver, litterer

Definitions

  1. calver, litterer

Ancestry of “poikija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikiato calve; to litter; Partitive plural form of...
2Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
3Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
4Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic poikaEvery word from Finnish poika
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