Where does “sukupuolihimo” come from?

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

sukupuolihimo (Finnish): sexual lust

Definitions

  1. sexual lust

Ancestry of “sukupuolihimo”, step by step

sukupuolihimo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sukupuoli

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

via Finnish himo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhimolust, desire, passion, craving
2Proto-Finnichimodesire, wish, craving
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