Where does “ruhonpuolikas” come from?

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

ruhonpuolikas (Finnish): one half of an animal body or carcass

Definitions

  1. one half of an animal body or carcass

Ancestry of “ruhonpuolikas”, step by step

ruhonpuolikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puolikas

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

via Finnish ruho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruhocarcass, dead body
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →