Where does “puolustella” come from?

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

puolustella (Finnish): to apologise/apologize, defend

Definitions

  1. to apologise/apologize, defend

Ancestry of “puolustella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolustaato defend
2Finnishpuolus—
3Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
4Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
5Proto-Uralicpälähalf

Words derived from “puolustella”

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