Where does “puoliavoin” come from?

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

puoliavoin (Finnish): half-open, semiopen

Definitions

  1. half-open, semiopen

Ancestry of “puoliavoin”, step by step

puoliavoin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish avoin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishavoinopen; open-minded; vacant
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →
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