Where does “alkupuoli” come from?
alkupuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish alku, from Finnish alkaa, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
alkupuoli (Finnish): first half or a more vaguely defined first part...
Definitions
- first half or a more vaguely defined first part...
Ancestry of “alkupuoli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | alku | start, beginning, inception, incipience; first,... |
| 2 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin , start; to initiate, set in, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |