Where does “pojanpojanpoika” come from?

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

pojanpojanpoika (Finnish): great-grandson son of a son of a son

Definitions

  1. great-grandson son of a son of a son

Ancestry of “pojanpojanpoika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpojanpoikason of someone's son; grandson
2Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
3Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
4Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →