Where does “puolivalmis” come from?

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

puolivalmis (Finnish): semi-finished, semi-processed, semi-ready

Definitions

  1. semi-finished, semi-processed, semi-ready

Ancestry of “puolivalmis”, step by step

puolivalmis 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 valmis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvalmiscompleted, finished; ready, poised, set up;...
2Proto-Finnicvalmisfinished, completed; ready
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →