Where does “rattopoika” come from?

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

rattopoika (Finnish): playboy; gigolo; male prostitute, rent boy

Definitions

  1. playboy; gigolo; male prostitute, rent boy

Ancestry of “rattopoika”, step by step

rattopoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish ratto

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