Where does “vähemmistöpuolue” come from?
vähemmistöpuolue (Finnish) comes from Finnish puolue, from Finnish puoli, from Proto-Finnic pooli, from Proto-Uralic pälä — half.
vähemmistöpuolue (Finnish): minority party, minor party
Definitions
- minority party, minor party
Ancestry of “vähemmistöpuolue”, step by step
vähemmistöpuolue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puolue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puolue | party, political party |
| 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 vähemmistö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vähemmistö | minority |
| 2 | Finnish | vähempi | lesser |
| 3 | Finnish | vähä | the little; little, few, scarce |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | vähä | small amount, little |