Where does “puisītis” come from?

puisītis (Latvian) comes from Latvian puisis, from Livonian pȯis, from Livonian pūoga, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

puisītis (Latvian): little boy; diminutive of puisis

Definitions

  1. little boy; diminutive of puisis

Ancestry of “puisītis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpuisisyoung man, youth, boy; boy; servant, help;...
2Livonianpȯisa young man; a guy; boy, help, servant
3Livonianpūogason
4Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
5Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Livonian pūoga →
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