Where does “poika” come from?
poika (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.
poika (Ingrian): son; boy; dude, bloke
Ancestry of “poika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | poika | son; boy |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | pojka | boy; son |