Where does “kohtapuoleen” come from?

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

kohtapuoleen (Finnish): soon, just about very soon

Definitions

  1. soon, just about very soon

Ancestry of “kohtapuoleen”, step by step

kohtapuoleen 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 kohta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtapresently, soon; place, location, spot; A...
2Proto-Finnickoktaplace, location, spot
3Proto-Uralickoptaplace
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