Where does “puolitekoinen” come from?

puolitekoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish teko, from Proto-Finnic teko, from Proto-Finnic tektäk, from Proto-Uralic teke-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

puolitekoinen (Finnish): half-baked, badly done or designed

Definitions

  1. half-baked, badly done or designed

Ancestry of “puolitekoinen”, step by step

puolitekoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish teko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtekoact, deed; achievement; refers to a deed,...
2Proto-Finnictekoact, deed
3Proto-Finnictektäkto do; to make
4Proto-Uralicteke-to do; to put, to place
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Uralic teke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic tektäk →