Where does “puolipukeinen” come from?

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

puolipukeinen (Finnish): underclothed, half-dressed

Definitions

  1. underclothed, half-dressed

Ancestry of “puolipukeinen”, step by step

puolipukeinen 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 pukea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpukeato put on, don clothes; often with
2Proto-Finnicpukedakto thread
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpuke-to climb, creep
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