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Where does “pojke” come from?

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

pojke (Swedish): a boy; a young male

Definitions

  1. a boy; a young male

Ancestry of “pojke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishpoika—
2Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
3Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
4Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

Words derived from “pojke”

  • pojkvän
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →