Where does “maanpuoleinen” come from?

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

maanpuoleinen (Finnish): landward in the direction towards land, as opposed to in the direction out to sea

Definitions

  1. landward in the direction towards land, as opposed to in the direction out to sea

Ancestry of “maanpuoleinen”, step by step

maanpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puoleinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuoleinenbeing on the side of something; related through...
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →
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