Where does “poikapuolinen” come from?

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

poikapuolinen (Finnish): male particularly of a young adult or younger

Definitions

  1. male particularly of a young adult or younger

Ancestry of “poikapuolinen”, step by step

poikapuolinen 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 poika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoikaboy; son; young
2Proto-Finnicpoikason; boy
3Proto-Uralicpojkaboy; son
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →