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Where does “poikuus” come from?

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

poikuus (Finnish): boyhood; male virginity

Definitions

  1. boyhood; male virginity

Ancestry of “poikuus”, step by step

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

Words derived from “poikuus”

  • poikuusaika
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