Where does “vanhapoika” come from?

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

vanhapoika (Finnish): A bachelor who is clearly past normal marrying...

Definitions

  1. A bachelor who is clearly past normal marrying...

Ancestry of “vanhapoika”, step by step

vanhapoika traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpoikason; boy; dude, bloke
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Ingrian vanha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvanhaold
2Proto-Finnicvanhaold
3Proto-Finno-Permicwanša—

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young

Words derived from “vanhapoika”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Ingrian poika →