Where does “puolivarjo” come from?
puolivarjo (Finnish) comes from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
puolivarjo (Finnish): penumbra
Ancestry of “puolivarjo”, step by step
puolivarjo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish varjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | varjo | shade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | varjo | shadow, shade; protection |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warjǭ | — |
Words derived from “puolivarjo”