Where does “sukulaispoika” come from?

sukulaispoika (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukulainen, from Finnish -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

sukulaispoika (Finnish): a boy to whom one is related

Definitions

  1. a boy to whom one is related

Ancestry of “sukulaispoika”, step by step

sukulaispoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukulainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukulainenrelative, relation
2Finnish-lainenCombined with a place name, forms the noun for...
3Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
4Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Finnish -lainen →Every word from Finnish sukulainen →