Where does “puolipimeä” come from?

puolipimeä (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.

puolipimeä (Finnish): semi-dark having somewhat little ambient light

Definitions

  1. semi-dark having somewhat little ambient light

Ancestry of “puolipimeä”, step by step

puolipimeä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish pimeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpimeädark; under-the-counter, cash in hand; crazy
2Proto-Finnicpimedädark
3Proto-Uralicpiľmedarkness; dark
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →