Where does “puolikuinen” come from?

puolikuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kuu, from Finnish kuusi, from Proto-Finnic kuuci, from Proto-Uralic kutte — ridge; six.

puolikuinen (Finnish): half a month old

Definitions

  1. half a month old

Ancestry of “puolikuinen”, step by step

puolikuinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic kutte →Every word from Proto-Finnic kuuci →Every word from Finnish kuusi →