Where does “lapsipuoli” come from?

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

lapsipuoli (Finnish): stepchild

Definitions

  1. stepchild

Ancestry of “lapsipuoli”, step by step

lapsipuoli 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 lapsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapsichild
2Proto-Finniclapcichild
3Proto-Uraliclëpćecradle
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →