Where does “puolimatka” come from?
puolimatka (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolimatka (Finnish): halfway
Ancestry of “puolimatka”, step by step
puolimatka 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 matka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | matka | trip; journey; distance |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | matka | way, path; journey, trip; distance |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | mëtka | passage |
Words derived from “puolimatka”