Where does “sulhaspoika” come from?

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

sulhaspoika (Finnish): groomsman attendant to a bridegroom

Definitions

  1. groomsman attendant to a bridegroom

Ancestry of “sulhaspoika”, step by step

sulhaspoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish sulhanen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsulhanengroom, bridegroom
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →