Where does “puolittainen” come from?

puolittainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolittain, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.

puolittainen (Finnish): halfway, half, partial

Definitions

  1. halfway, half, partial

Ancestry of “puolittainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolittainhalf
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →