Where does “martiopuoli” come from?
martiopuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish martio, from Finnish marras, from Proto-Finnic mardas, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tás.
martiopuoli (Finnish): grain outer layer of a hide
Definitions
- grain outer layer of a hide
Ancestry of “martiopuoli”, step by step
martiopuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish martio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | martio | epidermis |
| 2 | Finnish | marras | dead or dying person; soul of a dead person; omen... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | mardas | dead; dying |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *mr̥tás | — |
via Finnish puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |