Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/poika

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *pojka.

Noun

*poika

son
boy
young (of an animal)

Inflection

Inflection of *poika

	singular	plural
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
nominative	*poika	*poigat
accusative	*poigan	*poigat
genitive	*poigan	poikaden poikeiden
partitive	*poikada	*poikeida
inessive	poigassa poigahna	poigeissa poigeihna
elative	*poigasta	*poigeista
illative	*poikahen	*poikeihen
adessive	*poigalla	*poigeilla
ablative	*poigalta	*poigeilta
allative	poikalen poikalek	poikeilen poikeilek
essive	*poikana	*poikeina
translative	*poigaksi	*poigeiksi
instructive	*poigan	*poigein
comitative	*poikanek	*poikeinek
abessive	*poigatta	*poigeitta

Derived terms

*poikainen
*poikidak
*poikoveh

Descendants

Estonian: poeg (“son”)
- ⇒ Estonian: poiss (“boy”)
Finnish: poika (“son, boy”)
- → Swedish: pojke
- → Elfdalian: påyk
Ingrian: poika
Karelian:
- North Karelian: poika
- South Karelian: poiga
Livonian: pūoga
- ⇒ Livonian: pȯis
  - → Latgalian: puiss
  - → Latvian: puisis
Livvi: poigu
Ludian: poig
Veps: poig
Võro: poig
Votic: poikõ
→ Latgalian: puika
→ Latvian: puika
→ Lithuanian: puika

References

poeg in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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