Where does “vävypoika” come from?

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

vävypoika (Finnish): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “vävypoika”, step by step

vävypoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish vävy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvävyson-in-law
2Proto-Finnicvävüson-in-law
3Proto-Uralicwäŋewson-in-law
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →