Where does “valtapuolue” come from?

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

valtapuolue (Finnish): major party, major political party

Definitions

  1. major party, major political party

Ancestry of “valtapuolue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuolueparty, political party
2Finnishpuolihalf; when followed by a number representing an...
3Proto-Finnicpoolihalf, side; half
4Proto-Uralicpälähalf
Every word from Proto-Uralic pälä →Every word from Proto-Finnic pooli →Every word from Finnish puoli →
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