Where does “varjopuoli” come from?

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

varjopuoli (Finnish): dark side that side of something that is away from the source of light

Definitions

  1. dark side that side of something that is away from the source of light

Ancestry of “varjopuoli”, step by step

varjopuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puoli

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

via Finnish varjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarjoshade; shadow; umbrella, as a short form of...
2Proto-Finnicvarjoshadow, shade; protection
3Proto-Germanicwarjǭ—
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