Where does “sotapoika” come from?

sotapoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish sota, from Proto-Finnic sota, from Proto-Uralic śoďa — war.

sotapoika (Finnish): soldier, especially a young one

Definitions

  1. soldier, especially a young one

Ancestry of “sotapoika”, step by step

sotapoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sota

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsotawar; warfare; military, war-
2Proto-Finnicsotawar, conflict
3Proto-Uralicśoďawar

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic śoďa →Every word from Proto-Finnic sota →Every word from Finnish sota →