Where does “pojanviikari” come from?

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

pojanviikari (Finnish): rascal misbehaving and wild, but not intentionally bad boy

Definitions

  1. rascal misbehaving and wild, but not intentionally bad boy

Ancestry of “pojanviikari”, step by step

pojanviikari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish viikari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviikarirascal
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →