Where does “puoluekomitea” come from?

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

puoluekomitea (Finnish): (political) party committee

Definitions

  1. (political) party committee

Ancestry of “puoluekomitea”, step by step

puoluekomitea 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 komitea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkomiteacommittee
2Swedishkommittéa committee
Every word from Proto-Uralic päläEvery word from Proto-Finnic pooliEvery word from Finnish puoli