Where does “hännänpuoleinen” come from?
hännänpuoleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoleinen, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
hännänpuoleinen (Finnish): caudal, on the tail end or side
Definitions
- caudal, on the tail end or side
Ancestry of “hännänpuoleinen”, step by step
hännänpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puoleinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoleinen | being on the side of something; related through... |
| 2 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish häntä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | häntä | a narrow tail; ogonek; Partitive form of hän |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | häntä | tail |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | čänčä | — |