Where does “puolituttu” come from?

puolituttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish tuttu, from Proto-Inuit *tuktu, from Proto-Eskimo *tuŋtu.

puolituttu (Finnish): semi-familiar

Definitions

  1. semi-familiar

Ancestry of “puolituttu”, step by step

puolituttu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tuttu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtuttufamiliar, conversant; Synonym of tuttava
2Proto-Inuit*tuktu—
3Proto-Eskimo*tuŋtu—

via Finnish puoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
2Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
3Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Eskimo *tuŋtu →Every word from Proto-Inuit *tuktu →Every word from Finnish tuttu →