Where does “pȯis” come from?

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

pȯis (Livonian): a young man; a guy; boy, help, servant

Definitions

  1. a young man; a guy; boy, help, servant

Ancestry of “pȯis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianpūogason
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

Words derived from “pȯis”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Livonian pūoga →