Where does “puolikielisyys” come from?

puolikielisyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolikielinen, from Finnish kieli, from Proto-Finnic keeli, from Proto-Uralic käle — tongue; language.

puolikielisyys (Finnish): semilingualism

Definitions

  1. semilingualism

Ancestry of “puolikielisyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolikielinensemilingual; bilingual but not knowing either language, even their native language, well
2Finnishkielitongue; language; string
3Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
4Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Uralic käle →Every word from Proto-Finnic keeli →Every word from Finnish kieli →