Where does “puisēns” come from?
puisēns (Latvian) comes from Latvian puisis, from Livonian pȯis, from Livonian pūoga, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.
puisēns (Latvian): little boy
Ancestry of “puisēns”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | puisis | young man, youth, boy; boy; servant, help;... |
| 2 | Livonian | pȯis | a young man; a guy; boy, help, servant |
| 3 | Livonian | pūoga | son |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | poika | son; boy |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pojka | boy; son |