Where does “kaksipuolinen” come from?

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

kaksipuolinen (Finnish): two-sided having two sides

Definitions

  1. two-sided having two sides

Ancestry of “kaksipuolinen”, step by step

kaksipuolinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolinenlunch; Of location; being on a defined side of...
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish kaksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaksitwo
2Proto-Finnickakcitwo
3Proto-Uralic*kakta

Words derived from “kaksipuolinen

Every word from Proto-Uralic päläEvery word from Proto-Finnic pooliEvery word from Finnish puoli