Where does “pihanpuoleinen” come from?

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

pihanpuoleinen (Finnish): on the side of the yard or garden

Definitions

  1. on the side of the yard or garden

Ancestry of “pihanpuoleinen”, step by step

pihanpuoleinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Finnish piha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpihayard; at sea
2Proto-Finnicpihayard
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →