Where does “pojknamn” come from?

pojknamn (Swedish) comes from Swedish namn, from Old Swedish nampn, from Old Norse nafn, from Proto-Germanic namô, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

pojknamn (Swedish): a boy's name

Definitions

  1. a boy's name

Ancestry of “pojknamn”, step by step

pojknamn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish namn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnamnname
2Old SwedishnampnA name
3Old Norsenafnname, title
4Proto-Germanicnamôname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Swedish pojke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpojkea boy; a young male
2Old Swedishpoika
3Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
4Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
5Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥Every word from Proto-Germanic namô