Where does “puolimatruusi” come from?

puolimatruusi (Finnish) comes from Finnish matruusi, from Swedish matros, from Dutch matroos, from French matelot, from Middle French matelot, from Old French matenot, from Middle Dutch mattenoot — bunk fellow.

puolimatruusi (Finnish): ordinary seaman

Definitions

  1. ordinary seaman

Ancestry of “puolimatruusi”, step by step

puolimatruusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish matruusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmatruusiA seaman
2Swedishmatrosseaman, sailor
3Dutchmatroossailor, seaman
4Frenchmatelotseaman
5Middle Frenchmatelotsailor
6Old Frenchmatenotsailor, bunkmate
7Middle Dutchmattenootbunk fellow

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Middle Dutch mattenoot
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