Where does “kakkospuoli” come from?

kakkospuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakkonen, from Finnish -nen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

kakkospuoli (Finnish): second half

Definitions

  1. second half

Ancestry of “kakkospuoli”, step by step

kakkospuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kakkonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkonentwo; deuce; Synonym of kakkospesä
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Finnic -ucEvery word from Finnish -inenEvery word from Finnish -uus