Where does “ansiopuoli” come from?

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

ansiopuoli (Finnish): earnings side

Definitions

  1. earnings side

Ancestry of “ansiopuoli”, step by step

ansiopuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish ansio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishansiomerit; income; virtue
2Finnishansatrap; booby trap
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*ansa—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →