Where does “äitipuoli” come from?
äitipuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish äiti, from Finnish äitei, from Proto-Germanic aiþį̄ — mother.
äitipuoli (Finnish): stepmother
Ancestry of “äitipuoli”, step by step
äitipuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |