Where does “puolijakso” come from?

puolijakso (Finnish) comes from Finnish jakso, from Finnish jaksaa, from Proto-Finnic jaksadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic jaksa-.

puolijakso (Finnish): semi-period

Definitions

  1. semi-period

Ancestry of “puolijakso”, step by step

puolijakso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jakso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjaksoperiod; episode; passage
2Finnishjaksaato manage, to have enough strength; to manage, to...
3Proto-Finnicjaksadakto manage, to be able to
4Proto-Finno-Permicjaksa-—

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jaksa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jaksadak →Every word from Finnish jaksaa →