Where does “puolikalvoinen” come from?

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

puolikalvoinen (Finnish): semimembranous

Definitions

  1. semimembranous

Ancestry of “puolikalvoinen”, step by step

puolikalvoinen 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 kalvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalvofilm; membrane; diaphragm
2Proto-Finnickalvomembrane
3Proto-Uralickaĺwɜmembrane
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →