Where does “laitapuoli” come from?
laitapuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
laitapuoli (Finnish): fringe or margin of the society
Definitions
- fringe or margin of the society
Ancestry of “laitapuoli”, step by step
laitapuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish laita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laita | edge, margin, border, verge, brink, side; brim;... |
| 2 | Finnish | -mpi | Forms comparative adjectives; Forms adjectives... |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | -mpa | — |