Where does “apupuolue” come from?

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

apupuolue (Finnish): a political party that is part of a government or cabinet controlled by a larger party, and which thus has to go along with their policies

Definitions

  1. a political party that is part of a government or cabinet controlled by a larger party, and which thus has to go along with their policies

Ancestry of “apupuolue”, step by step

apupuolue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolueparty, political party
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish apu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapuhelp; assistance; helping hand
2Proto-FinnicapuAlternative form of *api
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →