Where does “pojkvän” come from?
pojkvän (Swedish) comes from Swedish pojke, from Old Swedish poika, from Finnish poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.
pojkvän (Swedish): boyfriend, male romantic partner
Definitions
- boyfriend, male romantic partner
Ancestry of “pojkvän”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | pojke | a boy; a young male |
| 2 | Old Swedish | poika | — |
| 3 | Finnish | poika | boy; son; young |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | poika | son; boy |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | pojka | boy; son |