Where does “samasukupuolinen” come from?

samasukupuolinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sama, from Proto-Germanic samaz, from Proto-Indo-European somHós, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

samasukupuolinen (Finnish): same-sex

Definitions

  1. same-sex

Ancestry of “samasukupuolinen”, step by step

samasukupuolinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sama

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsamasame
2Proto-Germanicsamazsame, alike
3Proto-Indo-EuropeansomHóssame, alike
4Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Finnish sukupuoli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukupuolisex, gender
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European somHós →Every word from Proto-Germanic samaz →