Where does “puolijumala” come from?

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

puolijumala (Finnish): A demigod

Definitions

  1. A demigod

Ancestry of “puolijumala”, step by step

puolijumala 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 Jumala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishJumalaGod; of God
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →