Where does “puolitoista” come from?
puolitoista (Finnish) comes from Finnish toinen, from Proto-Finnic toinen, from Proto-Finnic too, from Proto-Uralic to — that.
puolitoista (Finnish): one and a half
Ancestry of “puolitoista”, step by step
puolitoista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish toinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toinen | second; other, another; the others, other ones |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | toinen | second; other |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | too | that over there, yonder distal? |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | to | that |
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 |
Words derived from “puolitoista”