Where does “selkäpuoli” come from?

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

selkäpuoli (Finnish): backside, back side

Definitions

  1. backside, back side

Ancestry of “selkäpuoli”, step by step

selkäpuoli 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 selkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäback; ridge, spine; watershed area
2Proto-Finnicselkäback; ridge
3Proto-Finno-Permicśelkä—

Words derived from “selkäpuoli”

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