Where does “miehenpuoli” come from?

miehenpuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish mies, from Proto-Finnic mees, from Proto-Finnic meexes.

miehenpuoli (Finnish): man, male

Definitions

  1. man, male

Ancestry of “miehenpuoli”, step by step

miehenpuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Finnic meexes →Every word from Proto-Finnic mees →Every word from Finnish mies →
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