Where does “oikeanpuoleinen” come from?
oikeanpuoleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoleinen, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
oikeanpuoleinen (Finnish): right, right-hand, right-side, right-sided
Definitions
- right, right-hand, right-side, right-sided
Ancestry of “oikeanpuoleinen”, step by step
oikeanpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puoleinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoleinen | being on the side of something; related through... |
| 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 oikea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oikea | right; right, correct; appropriate, proper,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | oikeda | straight; right, correct |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wojketa | — |