Where does “loppupuolisko” come from?

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

loppupuolisko (Finnish): second half, latter half, latter part of a period in time, holiday, etc

Definitions

  1. second half, latter half, latter part of a period in time, holiday, etc

Ancestry of “loppupuolisko”, step by step

loppupuolisko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolisko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpuoliskoA half; hemisphere
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish loppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishloppuend, ending, finish, conclusion; The End; the...
2Proto-Finnicloppuend, ending
3Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner
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