Where does “alapuolisko” come from?

alapuolisko (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolisko, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.

alapuolisko (Finnish): lower half

Definitions

  1. lower half

Ancestry of “alapuolisko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuoliskoA half; hemisphere
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →