Where does “pohjoispuolinen” come from?

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

pohjoispuolinen (Finnish): on the northern side

Definitions

  1. on the northern side

Ancestry of “pohjoispuolinen”, step by step

pohjoispuolinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolinen

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

via Finnish pohjoinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpohjoinennorth; northern
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Uralic päläEvery word from Proto-Finnic pooliEvery word from Finnish puoli
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