Where does “loppupuoli” come from?

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

loppupuoli (Finnish): last half or a more vaguely defined last part of...

Definitions

  1. last half or a more vaguely defined last part of...

Ancestry of “loppupuoli”, step by step

loppupuoli 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 loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner
Every word from Proto-Uralic päläEvery word from Proto-Finnic pooliEvery word from Finnish puoli