Where does “puolikostea” come from?

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

puolikostea (Finnish): semihumid

Definitions

  1. semihumid

Ancestry of “puolikostea”, step by step

puolikostea 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 kostea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkosteamoist, humid, damp, wet; boozy
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →