Where does “puolihiljaa” come from?

puolihiljaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiljaa, from Proto-Finnic hiljada, from Proto-Finnic hilja, from Proto-Finnic šilja, from Proto-Germanic silāną, from Proto-Indo-European seyl- — still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent.

puolihiljaa (Finnish): semi-quietly

Definitions

  1. semi-quietly

Ancestry of “puolihiljaa”, step by step

puolihiljaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiljaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiljaaquietly, quiet, silently; slowly; quiet! silence!
2Proto-Finnichiljada—
3Proto-Finnichiljasilent
4Proto-Finnicšilja—
5Proto-Germanicsilānąto be still, be silent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyl-still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic silāną →Every word from Proto-Finnic šilja →