Where does “puoluekanta” come from?

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

puoluekanta (Finnish): party affiliation one's affiliation with a political party

Definitions

  1. party affiliation one's affiliation with a political party

Ancestry of “puoluekanta”, step by step

puoluekanta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolue

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolueparty, political party
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf

via Finnish kanta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkantastem; position, opinion, point of view, account;...
2Proto-Finnickantaheel
3Proto-Finno-Ugrickanta—

Words derived from “puoluekanta”

Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →