Where does “sukupuolihormoni” come from?
sukupuolihormoni (Finnish) comes from Finnish sukupuoli, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
sukupuolihormoni (Finnish): sex hormone
Ancestry of “sukupuolihormoni”, step by step
sukupuolihormoni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sukupuoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sukupuoli | sex, gender |
| 2 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |
via Finnish hormoni
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hormoni | hormone |
| 2 | English | hormone | Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὁρμή | violent pressure, assault, force; first... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |