Where does “puolihöperö” come from?

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

puolihöperö (Finnish): somewhat senile

Definitions

  1. somewhat senile

Ancestry of “puolihöperö”, step by step

puolihöperö 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 höperö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöperösenile; Somewhat crazy; batty, potty
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →