Where does “puolijalokivi” come from?
puolijalokivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolijalokivi (Finnish): A semiprecious stone
Ancestry of “puolijalokivi”, step by step
puolijalokivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish jalokivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jalokivi | A gem, gemstone, jewel, precious stone |
| 2 | Finnish | kivi | stone; a piece of stone which is larger than a... |
| 3 | Latin | -la | nominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative... |