Where does “puolijohde” come from?
puolijohde (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolijohde (Finnish): semiconductor
Ancestry of “puolijohde”, step by step
puolijohde 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 johde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | johde | conductor; any component used to guide the... |
| 2 | Finnish | johtaa | to lead, take, show someone the way to; to guide,... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | johtadak | to lead, to guide |
Words derived from “puolijohde”