Where does “miespuolinen” come from?

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

miespuolinen (Finnish): male

Definitions

  1. male

Ancestry of “miespuolinen”, step by step

miespuolinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolinenlunch; Of location; being on a defined side of...
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish mies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmiesman; husband
2Proto-Finnicmeesman, male; husband
3Proto-Finnicmeexes—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →