Where does “puolisuppea” come from?
puolisuppea (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolisuppea (Finnish): close-mid
Ancestry of “puolisuppea”, step by step
puolisuppea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via Finnish suppea
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | suppea | scanty, limited, narrow; concise, succinct; close |
| 2 | Finnish | -eä | Front vowel variant of -ea |