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
Ancestry of “pohjoispuolinen”, step by step
pohjoispuolinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puolinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolinen | lunch; Of location; being on a defined side of... |
| 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 pohjoinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohjoinen | north; northern |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |