Where does “kenttäpuolisko” come from?

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

kenttäpuolisko (Finnish): one of the two sides a field/pitch/etc. is divided into

Definitions

  1. one of the two sides a field/pitch/etc. is divided into

Ancestry of “kenttäpuolisko”, step by step

kenttäpuolisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolisko

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

via Finnish kenttä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkenttäfield; A limited area where a game is played, a...
2Proto-Samickientēmeadow, field
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →