Where does “kuuronpuoleinen” come from?
kuuronpuoleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoleinen, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
kuuronpuoleinen (Finnish): deafish somewhat deaf
Ancestry of “kuuronpuoleinen”, step by step
kuuronpuoleinen 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 kuuro
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuuro | deaf; deaf person; rain shower, shower |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kuuro | rain shower, shower |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skūrō | storm; short shower; shelter, shack |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱēwer- | north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower |