Where does “sukupuolikromosomi” come from?

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

sukupuolikromosomi (Finnish): sex chromosome

Definitions

  1. sex chromosome

Ancestry of “sukupuolikromosomi”, step by step

sukupuolikromosomi 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 kromosomi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkromosomiA chromosome
Every word from Proto-Uralic päläEvery word from Proto-Finnic pooliEvery word from Finnish puoli
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