Where does “monipuolinen” come from?
monipuolinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolinen, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
monipuolinen (Finnish): versatile, diverse; multifaceted, many-sided;...
Definitions
- versatile, diverse; multifaceted, many-sided;...
Ancestry of “monipuolinen”, step by step
monipuolinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puolinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolinen | lunch; Of location; being on a defined side of... |
| 2 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish moni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | moni | many; few, quite a few; many people, many |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | moni | many |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | mone | — |
Words derived from “monipuolinen”