Where does “tikanpoika” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tikanpoika”, step by step

tikanpoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish tikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtikkawoodpecker; dart
2Proto-Finnictikkawoodpecker
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →