Where does “menopuoli” come from?

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

menopuoli (Finnish): expenditure side, cost side, spending side

Definitions

  1. expenditure side, cost side, spending side

Ancestry of “menopuoli”, step by step

menopuoli 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 meno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmenogoing; course, ride; expense, expenditure
2Proto-Finnicmenogoing
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →