Where does “pluspuoli” come from?

pluspuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish plus, from Latin plūs, from Old Latin plous, from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is-.

pluspuoli (Finnish): pro, plus, advantage, upside

Definitions

  1. pro, plus, advantage, upside

Ancestry of “pluspuoli”, step by step

pluspuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish plus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishplusplus
2Latinplūsmore; more of
3Old Latinplous—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanploh₁is-—

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ploh₁is- →Every word from Old Latin plous →Every word from Latin plūs →