Where does “puolituhma” come from?

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

puolituhma (Finnish): semi-naughty

Definitions

  1. semi-naughty

Ancestry of “puolituhma”, step by step

puolituhma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish tuhma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuhmanaughty; dirty
2Proto-Finnictuhmastupid, foolish
3Proto-Germanicdusmaz—
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →