Where does “poika” come from?

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

poika (Ingrian): son; boy; dude, bloke

Definitions

  1. son; boy; dude, bloke

Ancestry of “poika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
2Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

Words derived from “poika

Every word from Proto-Uralic pojkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic poika
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