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Where does “monipuolisuus” come from?

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

monipuolisuus (Finnish): diversity, versatility, multifacetedness,...

Definitions

  1. diversity, versatility, multifacetedness,...

Ancestry of “monipuolisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmonipuolinenversatile, diverse; multifaceted, many-sided;...
2Finnishpuolinenlunch; Of location; being on a defined side of...
3Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
4Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
5Proto-Uralicpälähalf
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