Where does “puoliryijy” come from?

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

puoliryijy (Finnish): a rug of which only a part is a rya

Definitions

  1. a rug of which only a part is a rya

Ancestry of “puoliryijy”, step by step

puoliryijy 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 ryijy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishryijyrya; beaver
2Swedishryathick cloth
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →