Where does “puolialaston” come from?

puolialaston (Finnish) comes from Finnish alaston, from Proto-Finnic alaictoin, from Proto-Finnic -t'oin, from Proto-Uralic -ktama.

puolialaston (Finnish): half-naked

Definitions

  1. half-naked

Ancestry of “puolialaston”, step by step

puolialaston traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alaston

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalastonnude, naked; A naked person
2Proto-Finnicalaictoinnaked, nude
3Proto-Finnic-t'oin-less
4Proto-Uralic-ktama—

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ktama →Every word from Proto-Finnic -t'oin →Every word from Proto-Finnic alaictoin →