Where does “äidinpuoleinen” come from?
äidinpuoleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoleinen, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
äidinpuoleinen (Finnish): maternal
Ancestry of “äidinpuoleinen”, step by step
äidinpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puoleinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoleinen | being on the side of something; related through... |
| 2 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish äiti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | äiti | mother; the letter "Ä" in the Finnish spelling... |
| 2 | Finnish | äitei | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aiþį̄ | mother |