Where does “puolikuollut” come from?
puolikuollut (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolikuollut (Finnish): half-dead
Definitions
- half-dead
Ancestry of “puolikuollut”, step by step
puolikuollut traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish kuollut
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kuollut | Past active participle of kuolla; dead; extinct |