Where does “puoli-ilmainen” come from?

puoli-ilmainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish ilmainen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

puoli-ilmainen (Finnish): semi-free, almost free, for a pittance available for very low amounts of money

Definitions

  1. semi-free, almost free, for a pittance available for very low amounts of money

Ancestry of “puoli-ilmainen”, step by step

puoli-ilmainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ilmainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishilmainenfree of charge, free, gratis
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

via Finnish puoli

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