Where does “puolitoistasataa” come from?
puolitoistasataa (Finnish) comes from Finnish sata, from Proto-Finnic sata, from Proto-Uralic śata, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćata, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.
puolitoistasataa (Finnish): about a hundred and a half
Definitions
- about a hundred and a half
Ancestry of “puolitoistasataa”, step by step
puolitoistasataa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sata
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sata | API; A/one hundred |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sata | hundred |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śata | hundred |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćata | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱm̥tóm | hundred |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | déḱm̥ | ten |
via Finnish puolitoista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolitoista | one and a half |
| 2 | Finnish | toinen | second; other, another; the others, other ones |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | toinen | second; other |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | too | that over there, yonder distal? |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | to | that |