Where does “ehtoopuoli” come from?

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

ehtoopuoli (Finnish): evening, the latter half of the day; eveningtide

Definitions

  1. evening, the latter half of the day; eveningtide

Ancestry of “ehtoopuoli”, step by step

ehtoopuoli 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 ehtoo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishehtooevening
2Proto-Finnicektagoevening
3Proto-Finnicektäevening
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →