Where does “miessukupuoli” come from?

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

miessukupuoli (Finnish): The male sex

Definitions

  1. The male sex

Ancestry of “miessukupuoli”, step by step

miessukupuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukupuoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukupuolisex, gender
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 →