Where does “paremmanpuoleinen” come from?

paremmanpuoleinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish parempi, from Proto-Finnic parempa, from Proto-Finnic paras, from Proto-Finno-Permic para — good.

paremmanpuoleinen (Finnish): on the better side probably better than something else

Definitions

  1. on the better side probably better than something else

Ancestry of “paremmanpuoleinen”, step by step

paremmanpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish parempi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishparempicomparative degree of hyvä
2Proto-Finnicparempabetter
3Proto-Finnicparassuperlative degree of *hüvä
4Proto-Finno-Permicparagood

via Finnish puoleinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuoleinenbeing on the side of something; related through...
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic para →Every word from Proto-Finnic paras →Every word from Proto-Finnic parempa →