Where does “lounaispuoli” come from?

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

lounaispuoli (Finnish): southwestern side

Definitions

  1. southwestern side

Ancestry of “lounaispuoli”, step by step

lounaispuoli 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 lounainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlounainensouthwestern, southwesterly
2Finnishlounassouthwest; lunch
3Proto-Finniclounas—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →