Where does “sukupuoli” come from?

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

sukupuoli (Finnish): sex, gender

Definitions

  1. sex, gender

Ancestry of “sukupuoli”, step by step

sukupuoli 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 suku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsukuextended family, kin; genus; gender
2Proto-Finnicsukukin, extended family

Words derived from “sukupuoli

Every word from Proto-Uralic päläEvery word from Proto-Finnic pooliEvery word from Finnish puoli