Where does “variksenpoika” come from?

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

Ancestry of “variksenpoika”, step by step

variksenpoika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

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

via Finnish varis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarishooded crow, grey crow, "Corvus cornix"; corvid,...
2Proto-Finnicvaris—
3Proto-Uralicwarᴈcrow
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →