Where does “saranapuoli” come from?

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

saranapuoli (Finnish): hinge side

Definitions

  1. hinge side

Ancestry of “saranapuoli”, step by step

saranapuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puoli

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

via Finnish sarana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsaranaA hinge; A gudgeon; Essive singular form of...
2Proto-Finnicsaranahinge on a door
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →
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