Where does “puolimatkankrouvi” come from?
puolimatkankrouvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish krouvi, from Swedish grov, from Middle Low German grof, from Old Dutch grof, from Proto-West Germanic *grob, from Proto-Germanic grubaz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrewbʰ-.
puolimatkankrouvi (Finnish): halfway of the distance to be reached
Definitions
- halfway of the distance to be reached
Ancestry of “puolimatkankrouvi”, step by step
puolimatkankrouvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish krouvi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | krouvi | inn, roadhouse; pub, bar; crude, crudely done |
| 2 | Swedish | grov | coarse; composed of large parts or particles;... |
| 3 | Middle Low German | grof | — |
| 4 | Old Dutch | grof | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *grob | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | grubaz | coarse, rough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrewbʰ- | — |
via Finnish puolimatka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolimatka | halfway |
| 2 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |