Where does “puppelipoika” come from?

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

Ancestry of “puppelipoika”, step by step

puppelipoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish puppeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuppelifaggot, poofter
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →