Where does “pojk” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pojk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojkaEvery word from Proto-Finnic poikaEvery word from Finnish poika