Where does “puolipohja” come from?
puolipohja (Finnish) comes from Finnish pohja, from Proto-Finnic pohja, from Proto-Finno-Permic pošja.
puolipohja (Finnish): split-sole, half-sole
Ancestry of “puolipohja”, step by step
puolipohja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pohja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pohja | bottom; bed; fundament |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pohja | bottom; base, foundation; north |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | pošja | — |
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 |
Words derived from “puolipohja”