Where does “luoteispuoli” come from?

luoteispuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish luoteinen, from Finnish luode, from Proto-Finnic loodeh, from Proto-Germanic flōduz, from Proto-Indo-European plōw-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

luoteispuoli (Finnish): northwestern side

Definitions

  1. northwestern side

Ancestry of “luoteispuoli”, step by step

luoteispuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish luoteinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluoteinennorthwestern
2Finnishluodenorthwest; ebb
3Proto-Finnicloodehnorthwest-west
4Proto-Germanicflōduzriver; flood
5Proto-Indo-Europeanplōw-to flow, swim; to pour, wash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plōw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flōduz →