Where does “mielipuoli” come from?
mielipuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
mielipuoli (Finnish): An insane person
Ancestry of “mielipuoli”, step by step
mielipuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish mieli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mieli | mood; sense, meaning; mind |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | meeli | one's senses, mind |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mäle | — |
Words derived from “mielipuoli”