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