Where does “puolisukulainen” come from?

puolisukulainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukulainen, from Finnish -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

puolisukulainen (Finnish): half-relative, with one common ancestor

Definitions

  1. half-relative, with one common ancestor

Ancestry of “puolisukulainen”, step by step

puolisukulainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukulainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukulainenrelative, relation
2Finnish-lainenCombined with a place name, forms the noun for...
3Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
4Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix

via Finnish puoli

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

Words derived from “puolisukulainen”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Finnish -lainen →Every word from Finnish sukulainen →