Where does “puolisalaa” come from?

puolisalaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish salaa, from Finnish sala, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *sala, from Proto-Uralic śala — elm.

puolisalaa (Finnish): semi-secretly, semi-covertly

Definitions

  1. semi-secretly, semi-covertly

Ancestry of “puolisalaa”, step by step

puolisalaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish salaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsalaaIn secret, secretly; Third-person singular...
2FinnishsalaA secret
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*sala—
4Proto-Uralicśalaelm

via Finnish puoli

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