Where does “poikapuoli” come from?

poikapuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish poika, from Proto-Finnic poika, from Proto-Uralic pojka — boy; son.

poikapuoli (Finnish): stepson

Definitions

  1. stepson

Ancestry of “poikapuoli”, step by step

poikapuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic pojka →Every word from Proto-Finnic poika →Every word from Finnish poika →